FAMILY REIGNIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Reignier

Coat of arms and family crest of Reignier.

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

History and meaning for Reignier.

We know that the family name Reignier has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Reignier:

1) The origin of the family name Reignier.

2) The meaning of the family name Reignier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Reignier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Reignier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* 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.

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* The family name Reignier 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/

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Reigney | Go to name Reignier de la planche | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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