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FAMILY COTGRIEVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotgrieve.

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

History and meaning for Cotgrieve.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotgrieve:

1) The origin of the family name Cotgrieve.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotgrieve.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotgrieve.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotgrieve.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

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

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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 Cotgreve | Go to name Cotham | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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