FAMILY FAUCONNIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Fauconnier

Coat of arms and family crest of Fauconnier.

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

History and meaning for Fauconnier.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fauconnier:

1) The origin of the family name Fauconnier.

2) The meaning of the family name Fauconnier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fauconnier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fauconnier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Fauconnier 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 Fauconnier, 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 Fauconnier, and origin for the family name Fauconnier, nobiliary titles of the family name Fauconnier and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Fauconnier appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* The family name Fauconnier 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/

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

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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 Fauconnet (baron de l'empire) | Go to name Fauconnier | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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