FAMILY HOUSSAYE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Houssaye

Coat of arms and family crest of Houssaye.

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

History and meaning for Houssaye.

Houssaye is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Houssaye an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houssaye:

1) The origin of the family name Houssaye.

2) The meaning of the family name Houssaye.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houssaye.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houssaye.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* 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.

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

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

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