FAMILY LOSTANGES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lostanges

Coat of arms and family crest of Lostanges.

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

History and meaning for Lostanges.

Lostanges 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 Lostanges 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 Lostanges:

1) The origin of the family name Lostanges.

2) The meaning of the family name Lostanges.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lostanges.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lostanges.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of the Limousin.

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* Nobiliaire du Bas Limousin, by Joseph de Bergues La Garde.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

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* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lostalo | Go to name Lostanges | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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