FAMILY O'BRIEN VICOMTE CLARE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name O'brien vicomte clare

Coat of arms and family crest of O'brien vicomte clare.

Genealogy of family O'brien vicomte clare, origin of O'brien vicomte clare, provenance of the family name O'brien vicomte clare.

History and meaning for O'brien vicomte clare.

We know that the family name O'brien vicomte clare 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.

The surname O'brien vicomte clare is of patronymic Irish origin of the proper name of brien vicomte clare.

This family name O'brien vicomte clare held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name O'brien vicomte clare:

1) The origin of the family name O'brien vicomte clare.

2) The meaning of the family name O'brien vicomte clare.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name O'brien vicomte clare.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name O'brien vicomte clare.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family O'brien vicomte clare:

* 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 O'brien vicomte clare 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 O'brien vicomte clare, 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 O'brien vicomte clare, and origin for the family name O'brien vicomte clare, nobiliary titles of the family name O'brien vicomte clare and of the concession dates. The text where the family name O'brien vicomte clare appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* 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.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* 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.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* The family name O'brien vicomte clare 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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