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FAMILY CORTOIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cortois.

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

History and meaning for Cortois.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cortois.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cortois.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cortois:

1) The origin of the family name Cortois.

2) The meaning of the family name Cortois.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cortois.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cortois.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Cortois:

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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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 Corto | Go to name Cortois | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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