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FAMILY GRET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gret.

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

History and meaning for Gret.

Gret is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Gret an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gret:

1) The origin of the family name Gret.

2) The meaning of the family name Gret.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gret.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gret.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Gret proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* 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 Gret:

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

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

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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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 Greswolde | Go to name Gret (le) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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