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FAMILY GÀRTZ (COMTES DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gàrtz (comtes de).

Genealogy of family Gàrtz (comtes de), origin of Gàrtz (comtes de), provenance of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).

History and meaning for Gàrtz (comtes de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de) 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 Gàrtz (comtes de).

This family name Gàrtz (comtes de) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gàrtz (comtes de):

1) The origin of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).

2) The meaning of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gàrtz (comtes de):

* 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 Gàrtz (comtes de):

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Gàrtz (comtes de).
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Coat of arms for the name Gàrtz (comtes de) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Gàrtz (comtes de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Gàrtz (comtes de) can have graphic variants.

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

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

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Gàrtz (comtes de):

Gàrtz (comtes de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gàrschen | Go to name Gàrtzke | 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