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FAMILY COURCELLES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Courcelles.

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

History and meaning for Courcelles.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Courcelles:

1) The origin of the family name Courcelles.

2) The meaning of the family name Courcelles.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Courcelles.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Courcelles.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Courcelles:

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

burnt parchment for Courcelles name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Courcelles

Coat of arms for the name Courcelles in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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

Courcelles

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Courcelle | Go to name Courcelles | 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