FAMILY PONTOIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pontois

Coat of arms and family crest of Pontois.

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

History and meaning for Pontois.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pontois:

1) The origin of the family name Pontois.

2) The meaning of the family name Pontois.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pontois.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pontois.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

* 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.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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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 Pontoglio | Go to name Pontolei | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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