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FAMILY RIZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Riz.

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

History and meaning for Riz.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Riz:

1) The origin of the family name Riz.

2) The meaning of the family name Riz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Riz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Riz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Riz proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

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

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Riz to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Riz It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Riz can have graphic variants.

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) 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:

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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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 Rixton | Go to name Riz | 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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