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FAMILY DOWNES (BARON): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Downes (baron).

Genealogy of family Downes (baron), origin of Downes (baron), provenance of the family name Downes (baron).

History and meaning for Downes (baron).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Downes (baron).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Downes (baron).

This family name Downes (baron) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Downes (baron):

1) The origin of the family name Downes (baron).

2) The meaning of the family name Downes (baron).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Downes (baron).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Downes (baron).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Downes (baron):

* 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 Downes (baron):

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

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Downes (baron):

Downes (baron)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Downes | Go to name Downey | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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