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FAMILY CAVALLER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cavaller.

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

History and meaning for Cavaller.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cavaller:

1) The origin of the family name Cavaller.

2) The meaning of the family name Cavaller.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cavaller.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cavaller.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Cavaller 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 Cavaller have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

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

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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

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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 Cavaller:

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

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

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The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Cavaller appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Cavaller. Covers the birthplace of the name Cavaller, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Cavaller that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

The history and heraldry of the family name Cavaller appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Cavaller appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

The family name Cavaller appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Cavaller has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Cavaller arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Cavaller are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Cavaller are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Cavaller have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* 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.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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