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FAMILY CRESSIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cressier.

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

History and meaning for Cressier.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cressier:

1) The origin of the family name Cressier.

2) The meaning of the family name Cressier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cressier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cressier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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

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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 Cressie | Go to name Cressier | 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