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FAMILY FORT (LE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fort (le).

Genealogy of family Fort (le), origin of Fort (le), provenance of the family name Fort (le).

History and meaning for Fort (le).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Fort (le).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Fort (le).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fort (le):

1) The origin of the family name Fort (le).

2) The meaning of the family name Fort (le).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fort (le).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fort (le).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Fort (le):

* 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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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 Fort (le):

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

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

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

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Fort (le):

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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 Fort | Go to name Fort (le) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests