We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cardigone:
1) The origin of the family name Cardigone.
2) The meaning of the family name Cardigone.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cardigone.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cardigone.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Cardigone have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Galicia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cardigone:
* Linajes y Blasones de Galicia, by Father Crespo.
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The work "Linajes y Blasones de Galicia", by Father Crespo, where the heraldry and the history of the family name Cardigone appears, is the most important treatise of the heraldry of Galicia (Spain), and was published three hundred years after the appearance of the posthumous "Nobiliario, Armas y Triunfos de Galicia", by Father Felipe de la Gandara. Its author Father Crespo Pozo, had for his investigations, vigils and costly walks that were rewarded with the kind collaboration of Nobles as the Dukes of Medinaceli facilitating the archive of the Grand Casa Marquesal de Camarasa, etc. All this resulted in a plurality of sources of consultation that make the scholarly work, encyclopedic and illustrative in Galician heraldry. This work collects, as we have already said, the history and heraldry of family Cardigone so the Cardigone or they are Galician or linked in some of their branches to Galicia.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* 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.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.
* The family name Cardigone 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 Cardigone as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cardigone
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