FAMILY AMBES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ambes

Coat of arms and family crest of Ambes.

Genealogy of family Ambes, origin of Ambes, provenance of the family name Ambes.

History and meaning for Ambes.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ambes.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ambes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ambes:

1) The origin of the family name Ambes.

2) The meaning of the family name Ambes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ambes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ambes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ambes:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Ambes are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Ambes, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Ambes, and origin for the family name Ambes, nobiliary titles of the family name Ambes and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ambes appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Ambes appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Ambes alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Ambes, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Ambes, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Ambes.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* The family name Ambes appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Ambes as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ambes

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Ambes:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ambert | Go to name Ambes | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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