FAMILY MORSAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Morsan

Coat of arms and family crest of Morsan.

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

History and meaning for Morsan.

Morsan is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Morsan an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morsan:

1) The origin of the family name Morsan.

2) The meaning of the family name Morsan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morsan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morsan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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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 Morsaint | Go to name Morsan (marquis de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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