FAMILY SENECA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Seneca

Coat of arms and family crest of Seneca.

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

History and meaning for Seneca.

We know that the family name Seneca 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 Seneca:

1) The origin of the family name Seneca.

2) The meaning of the family name Seneca.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Seneca.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Seneca.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Seneca has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Seneca appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Seneca has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Seneca arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Seneca are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Seneca are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Seneca have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Seneca 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 Seneca 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 Seneca 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

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