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FAMILY CUSSILLAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cussillac.

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

History and meaning for Cussillac.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cussillac:

1) The origin of the family name Cussillac.

2) The meaning of the family name Cussillac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cussillac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cussillac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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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 Cussigny de vianges | Go to name Cussoir | 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