FAMILY MAUPRAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Maupras

Coat of arms and family crest of Maupras.

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

History and meaning for Maupras.

We know that the family name Maupras has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Maupras:

1) The origin of the family name Maupras.

2) The meaning of the family name Maupras.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Maupras.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Maupras.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Maupras have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Maupras appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Maupras some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Maupras in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

* The family name Maupras 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/

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