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FAMILY GONTAUT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gontaut.

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

History and meaning for Gontaut.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gontaut:

1) The origin of the family name Gontaut.

2) The meaning of the family name Gontaut.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gontaut.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gontaut.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Genoa (Italy).

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

* Le Famiglie Nobili Genovesi, by Angelo Scorza.

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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 Gontaut:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Gontaut

Coat of arms for the name Gontaut in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gontaut appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gontaut some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gontaut in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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