On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Marcq.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Marcq.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Marcq:
1) The origin of the family name Marcq.
2) The meaning of the family name Marcq.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Marcq.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Marcq.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Marcq have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Marcq:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Marcq:
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Coat of arms for Marcq and the history and origin for the family name Marcq in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Marcq appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Marcq. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* The family name Marcq 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 Marcq as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Marcq
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Marcq:
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
