FAMILY FRANC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Franc

Coat of arms and family crest of Franc.

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

History and meaning for Franc.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Franc:

1) The origin of the family name Franc.

2) The meaning of the family name Franc.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Franc.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Franc.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Franc has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Franc proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

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

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Franc 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 Franc. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Franc.

The history and heraldry of the family name Franc 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 Franc 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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