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FAMILY CARDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cardi.

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

History and meaning for Cardi.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cardi:

1) The origin of the family name Cardi.

2) The meaning of the family name Cardi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cardi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cardi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Italy.

* Portugal.

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

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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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 Cardi:

Name Cardi

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

coat of arms sticker for Cardi

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

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The history and heraldry of the family name Cardi appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Cardi are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Cardi.

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

The family name Cardi appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Cardi. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Cardi, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Cardi, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* 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.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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

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