FAMILY CATEUX: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cateux

Coat of arms and family crest of Cateux.

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

History and meaning for Cateux.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cateux:

1) The origin of the family name Cateux.

2) The meaning of the family name Cateux.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cateux.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cateux.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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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 Cateux:

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

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

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

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:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* 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.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Catesnelboge | Go to name Catevilla | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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