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FAMILY GRATET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gratet.

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

History and meaning for Gratet.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gratet have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Gratet.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gratet:

1) The origin of the family name Gratet.

2) The meaning of the family name Gratet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gratet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gratet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* France.

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

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

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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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 Gratet:

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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

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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 Graten | Go to name Gratet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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