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FAMILY GOUVEST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gouvest.

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

History and meaning for Gouvest.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gouvest:

1) The origin of the family name Gouvest.

2) The meaning of the family name Gouvest.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gouvest.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gouvest.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gouvest:

Name Gouvest

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Gouvest

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

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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 Gouverneur (le) de la hossaye | Go to name Gouvetz | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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