On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cortelant.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cortelant.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cortelant:
1) The origin of the family name Cortelant.
2) The meaning of the family name Cortelant.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cortelant.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cortelant.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Cortelant 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 Cortelant:
* 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 Cortelant:
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Coat of arms for Cortelant and the history and origin for the family name Cortelant in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cortelant 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 Cortelant. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
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 Cortelant 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 Cortelant as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cortelant
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Cortelant:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests
