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

Coat of arms and family crest of Garat (comtes).

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

History and meaning for Garat (comtes).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Garat (comtes).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Garat (comtes).

This family name Garat (comtes) 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 Garat (comtes):

1) The origin of the family name Garat (comtes).

2) The meaning of the family name Garat (comtes).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Garat (comtes).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Garat (comtes).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Garat (comtes):

Name Garat (comtes)

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Garat (comtes).
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Garat (comtes) and the history and origin for the family name Garat (comtes) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Garat (comtes)

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

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

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

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

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:

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* 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.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

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

Garat (comtes)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Garat (comte de l'empire) | Go to name Garatachea de arabaneta de bernabe | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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