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FAMILY DE ROQUES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of De roques.

Genealogy of family De roques, origin of De roques, provenance of the family name De roques.

History and meaning for De roques.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name De roques.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name De roques:

1) The origin of the family name De roques.

2) The meaning of the family name De roques.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name De roques.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name De roques.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name De rop | Go to name De ros | 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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