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FAMILY GRANGES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Granges.

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

History and meaning for Granges.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Granges.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Granges.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Granges:

1) The origin of the family name Granges.

2) The meaning of the family name Granges.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Granges.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Granges.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

* France.

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

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

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Granges:

Name Granges

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

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

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

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

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

* 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.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

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

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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 Grangers | Go to name Granges | 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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