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FAMILY GRAVE (VAN DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grave (van de).

Genealogy of family Grave (van de), origin of Grave (van de), provenance of the family name Grave (van de).

History and meaning for Grave (van de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Grave (van de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grave (van de).

The surname Grave (van de) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grave (van de):

1) The origin of the family name Grave (van de).

2) The meaning of the family name Grave (van de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grave (van de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grave (van de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grave (van de):

* 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 Grave (van de):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Grave (van de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Grave (van de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Grave (van de) can have graphic variants.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* 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.

* The family name Grave (van de) 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 Grave (van de) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Grave (van de)

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grave (van de):

Grave (van de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grave (ten) | Go to name Grave (van) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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