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FAMILY MONTAGU (VICOMTE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Montagu (vicomte).

Genealogy of family Montagu (vicomte), origin of Montagu (vicomte), provenance of the family name Montagu (vicomte).

History and meaning for Montagu (vicomte).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Montagu (vicomte).

This family name Montagu (vicomte) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montagu (vicomte):

1) The origin of the family name Montagu (vicomte).

2) The meaning of the family name Montagu (vicomte).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montagu (vicomte).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montagu (vicomte).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Montagu (vicomte):

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Montagu (vicomte):

Montagu (vicomte)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Montagu (marquis de) | Go to name Montagud | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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