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FAMILY VIDANIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vidania.

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

History and meaning for Vidania.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Vidania 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 Vidania.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vidania:

1) The origin of the family name Vidania.

2) The meaning of the family name Vidania.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vidania.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vidania.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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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 Vidania:

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

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Vidania appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Vidania. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Vidania.

The family name Vidania is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Vidania that have branches in America and / or Europe.

That the last name Vidania is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Vidania are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Vidania, to know the fights of nobility of the Vidania, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Vidania, honorary offices or public offices of the Vidania.

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

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

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* 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.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* 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.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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