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FAMILY CAPELL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Capell.

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

History and meaning for Capell.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Capell:

1) The origin of the family name Capell.

2) The meaning of the family name Capell.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Capell.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Capell.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Capell has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Capell proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Capell has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Capell and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Capell have some different spelling.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

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

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

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

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