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FAMILY MONTMEAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Montmeau.

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

History and meaning for Montmeau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montmeau:

1) The origin of the family name Montmeau.

2) The meaning of the family name Montmeau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montmeau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montmeau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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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 Montmea | Go to name Montmedy | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests