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FAMILY MONTBRON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Montbron.

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

History and meaning for Montbron.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Montbron have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Montbron.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montbron:

1) The origin of the family name Montbron.

2) The meaning of the family name Montbron.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montbron.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montbron.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

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

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Coat of arms for Montbron and the history and origin for the family name Montbron in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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) 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:

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* 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.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Montbrison | Go to name Montbron | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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