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FAMILY GRANCEY (DUC DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grancey (duc de).

Genealogy of family Grancey (duc de), origin of Grancey (duc de), provenance of the family name Grancey (duc de).

History and meaning for Grancey (duc de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Grancey (duc de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grancey (duc de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grancey (duc de):

1) The origin of the family name Grancey (duc de).

2) The meaning of the family name Grancey (duc de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grancey (duc de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grancey (duc de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grancey (duc 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 Grancey (duc de):

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Grancey (duc 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 Grancey (duc de) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Grancey (duc de), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Grancey (duc 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 Grancey (duc 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grancey (duc de):

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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 Grancey | Go to name Grancey (marquis de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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