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FAMILY CLAPIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clapier.

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

History and meaning for Clapier.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clapier:

1) The origin of the family name Clapier.

2) The meaning of the family name Clapier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clapier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clapier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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

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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 Clapicei | Go to name Clapier de colongue | 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