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FAMILY FRESQUET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fresquet.

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

History and meaning for Fresquet.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fresquet:

1) The origin of the family name Fresquet.

2) The meaning of the family name Fresquet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fresquet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fresquet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* 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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Fresquet has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Fresquet and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Fresquet have some different spelling.

The family name Fresquet appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Fresquet has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Fresquet arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Fresquet are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Fresquet are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Fresquet have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* The family name Fresquet 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 Fresquet:

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