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FAMILY CAPUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Capus.

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

History and meaning for Capus.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Capus:

1) The origin of the family name Capus.

2) The meaning of the family name Capus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Capus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Capus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Capus:

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

coat of arms sticker for Capus

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Capus appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Capus. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Capus.

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

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

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* 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.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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