FAMILY OLEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oley

Coat of arms and family crest of Oley.

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

History and meaning for Oley.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Oley.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Oley.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oley:

1) The origin of the family name Oley.

2) The meaning of the family name Oley.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oley.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oley.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Oley:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Olexo | Go to name Olez | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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