On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Orti.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Orti.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Orti:
1) The origin of the family name Orti.
2) The meaning of the family name Orti.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Orti.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Orti.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Orti has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Orti proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
It is known that the Orti have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* Catalonia (Spain).
* Italy.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Orti:
* 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
* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Orti:
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Coat of arms for Orti and the history and origin for the family name Orti in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Orti 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 Orti, 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 Orti, and origin for the family name Orti, nobiliary titles of the family name Orti and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Orti appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Orti 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 Orti alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Orti, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Orti, 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 Orti.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Orti appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Orti. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Orti.
The history and heraldry of the family name Orti appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Orti appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) 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:
* 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.
* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* The family name Orti 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 Orti as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Orti
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