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FAMILY VIOLLET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Viollet.

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

History and meaning for Viollet.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Viollet:

1) The origin of the family name Viollet.

2) The meaning of the family name Viollet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Viollet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Viollet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* 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 Viollet:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Viollet

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

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

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

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Viollet 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 Viollet. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Viollet.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Violle | Go to name Viollet | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests