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FAMILY GRAILLY (SIRES DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grailly (sires de).

Genealogy of family Grailly (sires de), origin of Grailly (sires de), provenance of the family name Grailly (sires de).

History and meaning for Grailly (sires de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Grailly (sires de) 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 (sires de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grailly (sires de):

1) The origin of the family name Grailly (sires de).

2) The meaning of the family name Grailly (sires de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grailly (sires de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grailly (sires de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grailly (sires de):

* 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 Grailly (sires de):

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* 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.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grailly (sires de):

Grailly (sires de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grailly | Go to name Graimberg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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