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FAMILY GASCQ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gascq.

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

History and meaning for Gascq.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gascq 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 Gascq.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gascq:

1) The origin of the family name Gascq.

2) The meaning of the family name Gascq.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gascq.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gascq.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gascq:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Gascq

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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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 Gascoyne | Go to name Gascq (comtes) | 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