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FAMILY DESTOMBES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Destombes.

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

History and meaning for Destombes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Destombes:

1) The origin of the family name Destombes.

2) The meaning of the family name Destombes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Destombes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Destombes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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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 Destinon | Go to name Destor | 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