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FAMILY COLLETTE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Collette.

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

History and meaning for Collette.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Collette 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 Collette.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Collette:

1) The origin of the family name Collette.

2) The meaning of the family name Collette.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Collette.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Collette.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Collette:

Name Collette

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Collette.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Collette and the history and origin for the family name Collette in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Collette

Coat of arms for the name Collette in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Collette appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Collette. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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