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 Vienne:
1) The origin of the family name Vienne.
2) The meaning of the family name Vienne.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Vienne.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Vienne.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Vienne has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Vienne have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Vienne:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Vienne:
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Coat of arms for Vienne and the history and origin for the family name Vienne in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Vienne appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Vienne. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Vienne 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 Vienne, 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 Vienne, and origin for the family name Vienne, nobiliary titles of the family name Vienne and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Vienne appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Vienne 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 Vienne alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Vienne, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Vienne, 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 Vienne.The family name Vienne 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 Vienne 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 Vienne 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 Vienne are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Vienne 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 Vienne have made some test of nobility or knightage.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.
* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.
* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.
* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* The family name Vienne 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 Vienne as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Vienne
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