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FAMILY SHAKESPEARE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Shakespeare.

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

History and meaning for Shakespeare.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Shakespeare:

1) The origin of the family name Shakespeare.

2) The meaning of the family name Shakespeare.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Shakespeare.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Shakespeare.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Shakespeare:

Name Shakespeare

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burnt parchment for Shakespeare name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Shakespeare.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Shakespeare

Coat of arms for the name Shakespeare in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Shakespeare appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Shakespeare and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Shakespeare is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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:

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

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

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

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