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FAMILY GRASSL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grassl.

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

History and meaning for Grassl.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grassl:

1) The origin of the family name Grassl.

2) The meaning of the family name Grassl.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grassl.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grassl.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Grassl:

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

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

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

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

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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* 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.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grassi de | Go to name Grassman | 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