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FAMILY MONTPENSIER (DUCS DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Montpensier (ducs de).

Genealogy of family Montpensier (ducs de), origin of Montpensier (ducs de), provenance of the family name Montpensier (ducs de).

History and meaning for Montpensier (ducs de).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Montpensier (ducs de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Montpensier (ducs de):

1) The origin of the family name Montpensier (ducs de).

2) The meaning of the family name Montpensier (ducs de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Montpensier (ducs de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Montpensier (ducs de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Montpensier (ducs de):

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Montpensier (ducs de):

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

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

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

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

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:

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Montpensier (ducs de):

Montpensier (ducs de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Montpensier | Go to name Montperny | 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