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FAMILY BRAGANÇA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Bragança.

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

History and meaning for Bragança.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bragança:

1) The origin of the family name Bragança.

2) The meaning of the family name Bragança.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bragança.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bragança.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bragança have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Bragança:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Bragança.
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Coat of arms for Bragança and the history and origin for the family name Bragança in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Bragança

Coat of arms for the name Bragança in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Bragança appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Bragança are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Bragança.

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

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

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

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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