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FAMILY KORESSIOS (DUCS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Koressios (ducs).

Genealogy of family Koressios (ducs), origin of Koressios (ducs), provenance of the family name Koressios (ducs).

History and meaning for Koressios (ducs).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Koressios (ducs).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Koressios (ducs):

1) The origin of the family name Koressios (ducs).

2) The meaning of the family name Koressios (ducs).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Koressios (ducs).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Koressios (ducs).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Koressios (ducs):

* 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 Koressios (ducs) 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 Koressios (ducs), 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 Koressios (ducs), and origin for the family name Koressios (ducs), nobiliary titles of the family name Koressios (ducs) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Koressios (ducs) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Koressios (ducs) 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 Koressios (ducs) 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 Koressios (ducs) 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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* 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.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Koressios (ducs):

Koressios (ducs)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Koressios | Go to name Koreywa | 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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