FAMILY MASIEU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Masieu

Coat of arms and family crest of Masieu.

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

History and meaning for Masieu.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Masieu 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 Masieu.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Masieu:

1) The origin of the family name Masieu.

2) The meaning of the family name Masieu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Masieu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Masieu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Masieu, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Masieu corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Masieu of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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

The family name Masieu appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Masieu with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Masieu they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Masieu certified by King of Arms.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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