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FAMILY COR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cor.

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

History and meaning for Cor.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cor:

1) The origin of the family name Cor.

2) The meaning of the family name Cor.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cor.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cor.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Cor has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Cor proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

* 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 Cor:

Name Cor

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cor. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Cor name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Cor

Coat of arms for the name Cor 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 Cor 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 Cor. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The family Cor 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 Cor 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 Cor is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Cor appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Cor. Covers the birthplace of the name Cor, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Cor that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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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 Coquitello (de) | Go to name Cor | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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