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FAMILY BARRAILH (MARQUIS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Barrailh (marquis).

Genealogy of family Barrailh (marquis), origin of Barrailh (marquis), provenance of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

History and meaning for Barrailh (marquis).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Barrailh (marquis).

This family name Barrailh (marquis) held the MARQUISATE that its name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barrailh (marquis):

1) The origin of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

2) The meaning of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barrailh (marquis).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Barrailh (marquis):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Barrailh (marquis) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Barrailh (marquis) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Barrailh (marquis) can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* 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.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Barrailh (marquis):

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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 Barrailh | Go to name Barraillon | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests