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FAMILY FOUNTINGHIEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fountinghien.

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

History and meaning for Fountinghien.

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

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

The etymological study of the surname Fountinghien suggests that it is a surname of ITALIAN origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fountinghien:

1) The origin of the family name Fountinghien.

2) The meaning of the family name Fountinghien.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fountinghien.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fountinghien.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Fountinghien 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 Fountinghien:

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

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The family Fountinghien 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 Fountinghien 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 Fountinghien is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* 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.

* 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.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* The family name Fountinghien 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 Fountinghien:

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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 Fountbery | Go to name Fouque | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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