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FAMILY CARDELL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cardell.

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

History and meaning for Cardell.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cardell:

1) The origin of the family name Cardell.

2) The meaning of the family name Cardell.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cardell.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cardell.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cardell 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 Cardell. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cardell.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Cardell, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Cardell with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Cardell by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Cardell about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

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) 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:

* 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.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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