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FAMILY FITZROY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fitzroy.

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

History and meaning for Fitzroy.

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

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

The surname Fitzroy is GERMANIZED SLAVIC and is probably of JEWISH origin, as surnames containing the particles ITZ or ITSCH usually are.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fitzroy:

1) The origin of the family name Fitzroy.

2) The meaning of the family name Fitzroy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fitzroy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fitzroy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Fitzroy:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Fitzroy.
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Coat of arms for Fitzroy and the history and origin for the family name Fitzroy in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Fitzroy

Coat of arms for the name Fitzroy in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Fitzroy appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Fitzroy and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Fitzroy is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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) 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:

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

* 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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

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