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FAMILY GRANCY (BARONS DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grancy (barons de).

Genealogy of family Grancy (barons de), origin of Grancy (barons de), provenance of the family name Grancy (barons de).

History and meaning for Grancy (barons de).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grancy (barons de).

This family name Grancy (barons de) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grancy (barons de):

1) The origin of the family name Grancy (barons de).

2) The meaning of the family name Grancy (barons de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grancy (barons de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grancy (barons de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grancy (barons 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 Grancy (barons de):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Grancy (barons de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Grancy (barons de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Grancy (barons de) can have graphic variants.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grancy (barons de):

Grancy (barons 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 Grancy | Go to name Grancha | 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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