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FAMILY HOLBROAKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Holbroake.

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

History and meaning for Holbroake.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Holbroake:

1) The origin of the family name Holbroake.

2) The meaning of the family name Holbroake.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Holbroake.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Holbroake.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Holbroake 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 Holbroake:

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

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The family Holbroake 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 Holbroake 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 Holbroake is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* 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.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Holbourne | Go to name Holbroke | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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