FAMILY BRIERE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Briere

Coat of arms and family crest of Briere.

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

History and meaning for Briere.

Briere is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Briere an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Briere:

1) The origin of the family name Briere.

2) The meaning of the family name Briere.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Briere.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Briere.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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

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

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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 Brier (de) | Go to name Briere | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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