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FAMILY GAUCOURT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gaucourt.

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

History and meaning for Gaucourt.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gaucourt.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gaucourt.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gaucourt:

1) The origin of the family name Gaucourt.

2) The meaning of the family name Gaucourt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gaucourt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gaucourt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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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 Gauciach | Go to name Gaucourt | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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