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FAMILY HOULEFORT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Houlefort.

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

History and meaning for Houlefort.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houlefort:

1) The origin of the family name Houlefort.

2) The meaning of the family name Houlefort.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houlefort.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houlefort.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Houlefort:

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

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

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

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

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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

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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 Houldsworth | Go to name Houlefort (barons de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests