FAMILY BRAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Brau

Coat of arms and family crest of Brau.

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

History and meaning for Brau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Brau:

1) The origin of the family name Brau.

2) The meaning of the family name Brau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Brau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Brau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Brau has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Brau 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 Brau, 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 Brau, and origin for the family name Brau, nobiliary titles of the family name Brau and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Brau appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Brau appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Brau. Covers the birthplace of the name Brau, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Brau that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Brau has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Brau and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Brau have some different spelling.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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

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