FAMILY BERLETTES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berlettes

Coat of arms and family crest of Berlettes.

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

History and meaning for Berlettes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berlettes:

1) The origin of the family name Berlettes.

2) The meaning of the family name Berlettes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berlettes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berlettes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Berlettes 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 Berlettes, 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 Berlettes, and origin for the family name Berlettes, nobiliary titles of the family name Berlettes and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Berlettes appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Berlettes 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 Berlettes alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Berlettes, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Berlettes, 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 Berlettes.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Berlette | Go to name Berleur | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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