FAMILY PERREAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Perreau

Coat of arms and family crest of Perreau.

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

History and meaning for Perreau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Perreau:

1) The origin of the family name Perreau.

2) The meaning of the family name Perreau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Perreau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Perreau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Perreau 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 Perreau, 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 Perreau, and origin for the family name Perreau, nobiliary titles of the family name Perreau and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Perreau appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Perreau appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Perreau. Covers the birthplace of the name Perreau, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Perreau that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

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

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