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FAMILY DESLANDES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Deslandes.

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

History and meaning for Deslandes.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Deslandes:

1) The origin of the family name Deslandes.

2) The meaning of the family name Deslandes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Deslandes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Deslandes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Deslandes have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Portugal.

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

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Deslandes appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Deslandes are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Deslandes.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Deslandes, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Deslandes corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Deslandes of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Deslandes appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Deslandes with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Deslandes they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Deslandes certified by King of Arms.

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) 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:

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* 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.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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