On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Quiens.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Quiens.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Quiens:
1) The origin of the family name Quiens.
2) The meaning of the family name Quiens.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Quiens.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Quiens.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Quiens:
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
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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 Quiens:
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Coat of arms for Quiens and the history and origin for the family name Quiens in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The family name Quiens appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Quiens with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Quiens they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Quiens certified by King of Arms.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* 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.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.
* The family name Quiens 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 Quiens as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Quiens
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