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FAMILY GRAÇAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Graçay.

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

History and meaning for Graçay.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Graçay:

1) The origin of the family name Graçay.

2) The meaning of the family name Graçay.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Graçay.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Graçay.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Graçay:

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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

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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 Grant de dalvey | Go to name Graña | 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