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FAMILY POMPADOUR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pompadour.

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

History and meaning for Pompadour.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pompadour:

1) The origin of the family name Pompadour.

2) The meaning of the family name Pompadour.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pompadour.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pompadour.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of the Limousin.

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* Nobiliaire du Bas Limousin, by Joseph de Bergues La Garde.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Pompadour:

Name Pompadour

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Pompadour.
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Coat of arms for Pompadour and the history and origin for the family name Pompadour in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Pompadour

Coat of arms for the name Pompadour in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

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

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

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

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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 Pompa | Go to name Pompadour | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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