FAMILY OLIU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oliu

Coat of arms and family crest of Oliu.

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

History and meaning for Oliu.

Oliu is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Oliu an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oliu:

1) The origin of the family name Oliu.

2) The meaning of the family name Oliu.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oliu.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oliu.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Oliu has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

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The family name Oliu appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Oliu has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Oliu arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Oliu are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Oliu are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Oliu have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* The family name Oliu 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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