FAMILY OLVIAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Olvias

Coat of arms and family crest of Olvias.

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

History and meaning for Olvias.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olvias:

1) The origin of the family name Olvias.

2) The meaning of the family name Olvias.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olvias.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olvias.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Olvias 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 Olvias:

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Olvias. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Olvias. The name Olvias also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Olvias than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

The family name Olvias 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 Olvias 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 Olvias 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 Olvias are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Olvias 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 Olvias 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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