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FAMILY MORTIMER (COMTE DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mortimer (comte de).

Genealogy of family Mortimer (comte de), origin of Mortimer (comte de), provenance of the family name Mortimer (comte de).

History and meaning for Mortimer (comte de).

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mortimer (comte de).

This family name Mortimer (comte de) 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 Mortimer (comte de):

1) The origin of the family name Mortimer (comte de).

2) The meaning of the family name Mortimer (comte de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mortimer (comte de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mortimer (comte de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mortimer (comte 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 Mortimer (comte de):

Name Mortimer (comte de)

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mortimer (comte de). Very cheap.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mortimer (comte de).
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Coat of arms for Mortimer (comte de) and the history and origin for the family name Mortimer (comte de) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Mortimer (comte de) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Mortimer (comte 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 Mortimer (comte de) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mortimer (comte de), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mortimer (comte 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 Mortimer (comte 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mortimer (comte de):

Mortimer (comte 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 Mortimer | Go to name Mortinall | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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