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FAMILY FONTANGES (MARQUIS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fontanges (marquis).

Genealogy of family Fontanges (marquis), origin of Fontanges (marquis), provenance of the family name Fontanges (marquis).

History and meaning for Fontanges (marquis).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Fontanges (marquis) have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Fontanges (marquis).

This family name Fontanges (marquis) held the MARQUISATE that its name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fontanges (marquis):

1) The origin of the family name Fontanges (marquis).

2) The meaning of the family name Fontanges (marquis).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fontanges (marquis).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fontanges (marquis).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fontanges (marquis):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Fontanges (marquis) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Fontanges (marquis) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Fontanges (marquis) can have graphic variants.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Fontanges (marquis):

Fontanges (marquis)

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

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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