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FAMILY RITTAFEDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Rittafedi.

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

History and meaning for Rittafedi.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Rittafedi have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Rittafedi.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rittafedi:

1) The origin of the family name Rittafedi.

2) The meaning of the family name Rittafedi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rittafedi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rittafedi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Rittafedi:

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* 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.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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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 Ritsert | Go to name Rittberg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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