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FAMILY BARRIAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Barriac.

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

History and meaning for Barriac.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barriac:

1) The origin of the family name Barriac.

2) The meaning of the family name Barriac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barriac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barriac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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

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

The history and heraldry of the family name Barriac appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Barriac appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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:

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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

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

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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 Barria | Go to name Barriac | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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