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FAMILY GRESSEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gressey.

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

History and meaning for Gressey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gressey:

1) The origin of the family name Gressey.

2) The meaning of the family name Gressey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gressey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gressey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Gressey:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Gressey in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Gressey appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Gressey and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Gressey is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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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 Gresset | Go to name Gressier | 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