FAMILY DANDREAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dandreau

Coat of arms and family crest of Dandreau.

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

History and meaning for Dandreau.

We know that the family name Dandreau has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dandreau:

1) The origin of the family name Dandreau.

2) The meaning of the family name Dandreau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dandreau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dandreau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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