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FAMILY GRINSTEAD (BARON): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grinstead (baron).

Genealogy of family Grinstead (baron), origin of Grinstead (baron), provenance of the family name Grinstead (baron).

History and meaning for Grinstead (baron).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Grinstead (baron) 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 Grinstead (baron).

This family name Grinstead (baron) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grinstead (baron):

1) The origin of the family name Grinstead (baron).

2) The meaning of the family name Grinstead (baron).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grinstead (baron).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grinstead (baron).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grinstead (baron):

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

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

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

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

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grinstead (baron):

Grinstead (baron)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grinstead | Go to name Grintsky | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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