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FAMILY CATNES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Catnes.

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

History and meaning for Catnes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Catnes:

1) The origin of the family name Catnes.

2) The meaning of the family name Catnes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catnes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catnes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

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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 Catnes:

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

coat of arms sticker for Catnes

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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

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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 Catllar | Go to name Cato | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests