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Family name Courtray

Coat of arms and family crest of Courtray.

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

History and meaning for Courtray.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Courtray:

1) The origin of the family name Courtray.

2) The meaning of the family name Courtray.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Courtray.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Courtray.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Courtray 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 Courtray:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 Courtray:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Courtray 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 Courtray. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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:

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

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