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FAMILY FONTICHELI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fonticheli.

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

History and meaning for Fonticheli.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fonticheli:

1) The origin of the family name Fonticheli.

2) The meaning of the family name Fonticheli.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fonticheli.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fonticheli.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Fonticheli appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Fonticheli. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Fonticheli.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Fonticheli, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Fonticheli with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Fonticheli by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Fonticheli about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The history and heraldry of the family name Fonticheli appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Fonticheli appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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