On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Empriu.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Empriu.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Empriu:
1) The origin of the family name Empriu.
2) The meaning of the family name Empriu.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Empriu.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Empriu.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Empriu have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Empriu:
* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.
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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 Empriu:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Empriu. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Empriu and the history and origin for the family name Empriu in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Empriu appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Empriu. Covers the birthplace of the name Empriu, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Empriu that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
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:
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* The family name Empriu 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 Empriu as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Empriu
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