FAMILY FAUCHON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Fauchon

Coat of arms and family crest of Fauchon.

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

History and meaning for Fauchon.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fauchon:

1) The origin of the family name Fauchon.

2) The meaning of the family name Fauchon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fauchon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fauchon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Fauchin | Go to name Fauchon | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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