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FAMILY GRAILLY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grailly.

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

History and meaning for Grailly.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grailly:

1) The origin of the family name Grailly.

2) The meaning of the family name Grailly.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grailly.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grailly.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Grailly:

Name Grailly

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

coat of arms sticker for Grailly

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

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The family Grailly appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Grailly and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Grailly is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

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

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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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

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

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