FAMILY GRIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gris

Coat of arms and family crest of Gris.

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

History and meaning for Gris.

Gris 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 Gris 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 Gris:

1) The origin of the family name Gris.

2) The meaning of the family name Gris.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gris.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gris.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gris has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Gris has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Gris and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Gris have some different spelling.

The family name Gris appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Gris has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Gris arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Gris are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Gris are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Gris have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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