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FAMILY MAHON (VICOMTE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mahon (vicomte).

Genealogy of family Mahon (vicomte), origin of Mahon (vicomte), provenance of the family name Mahon (vicomte).

History and meaning for Mahon (vicomte).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Mahon (vicomte) 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 Mahon (vicomte).

This family name Mahon (vicomte) 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 Mahon (vicomte):

1) The origin of the family name Mahon (vicomte).

2) The meaning of the family name Mahon (vicomte).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mahon (vicomte).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mahon (vicomte).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mahon (vicomte):

* 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 Mahon (vicomte):

Name Mahon (vicomte)

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mahon (vicomte). Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Mahon (vicomte) name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mahon (vicomte).
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Mahon (vicomte)

Coat of arms for the name Mahon (vicomte) 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 Mahon (vicomte) 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 Mahon (vicomte), 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 Mahon (vicomte), and origin for the family name Mahon (vicomte), nobiliary titles of the family name Mahon (vicomte) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Mahon (vicomte) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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Mahon (vicomte)

Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mahon (vicomte):

Mahon (vicomte)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mahon (duc de) | Go to name Mahoni | 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