FAMILY MONT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mont

Coat of arms and family crest of Mont.

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

History and meaning for Mont.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mont:

1) The origin of the family name Mont.

2) The meaning of the family name Mont.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mont.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mont.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Mont has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Persons with the name Mont proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Mont appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Mont. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Mont has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Mont and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Mont have some different spelling.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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