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FAMILY PORTOGALLI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Portogalli.

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

History and meaning for Portogalli.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Portogalli:

1) The origin of the family name Portogalli.

2) The meaning of the family name Portogalli.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Portogalli.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Portogalli.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Portogalli have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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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 Portogalli:

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The family name Portogalli appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Portogalli. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Portogalli, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Portogalli, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

It may be helpful for those with the name Portogalli to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Portogalli It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Portogalli can have graphic variants.

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

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

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Portofino | Go to name Portois | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests