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FAMILY FRANCHET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Franchet.

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

History and meaning for Franchet.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Franchet:

1) The origin of the family name Franchet.

2) The meaning of the family name Franchet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Franchet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Franchet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Franchet:

Name Franchet

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Coat of arms for Franchet and the history and origin for the family name Franchet in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Franchet

Coat of arms for the name Franchet in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* 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.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Franchet:

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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 Franchessin | Go to name Franchet de la touche | 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