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FAMILY COCKS COMTE SOMERS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cocks comte somers.

Genealogy of family Cocks comte somers, origin of Cocks comte somers, provenance of the family name Cocks comte somers.

History and meaning for Cocks comte somers.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cocks comte somers have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Cocks comte somers.

This family name Cocks comte somers held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cocks comte somers:

1) The origin of the family name Cocks comte somers.

2) The meaning of the family name Cocks comte somers.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cocks comte somers.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cocks comte somers.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cocks comte somers:

* 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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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 Cocks comte somers:

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

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

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

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Cocks comte somers:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cocks | Go to name Cocks de dumblaton | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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