On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cope.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cope.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cope:
1) The origin of the family name Cope.
2) The meaning of the family name Cope.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cope.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cope.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cope has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Cope proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Cope have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cope:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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The family Cope appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Cope and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Cope is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Cope has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Cope and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Cope have some different spelling.
The family name Cope appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Cope has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Cope arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Cope are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cope are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Cope have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* 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.
* The family name Cope 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 Cope as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cope
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