A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Trojan family of France.
Reg. 1812 · French, T–V
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
heronPatience and quiet watchfulness
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Ec.: aux 1 et 4 d'azur à un tertre de trois coupeaux d'or, surm. d'une étoile du même; aux 2 et 3 de gu. à une grue au nat. Deux cq. cour. C.: 1° un vol à l'antique, d'azur et d'or, l'aile d'azur ch. d'une étoile d'or; 1. d'or et d'azur; 2° un lion iss. d'arg.; l. d'arg. et de gu.”
Francec. 1725
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Map of France showing where the Trojan arms are recorded
The Trojan arms were recorded in France, c. 1725.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Bretagne.
More families held coats of arms in Bretagne than anywhere else in France. The land was divided into many small estates rather than a few large ones, so far more households counted as gentry, and each needed a shield of its own to be told apart.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in France in this period.
Louis XV of France
Sovereign of the period
Louis XV of France
1715–1774
Reigning in France when the Trojan arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in France
In France, a coat of arms was a mark of honor that passed down through the male line to all legitimate descendants. Families often used the same shield without changes to show their shared heritage. If a branch wanted to stand out, they could add a small mark to their shield to show their specific place in the family tree.
Granting authority
The Juge d'armes de France acted as the official authority that regulated and verified coats of arms across the country.
How they got arms
Families typically inherited their arms from ancestors, though they could also receive them through royal grants or by proving their noble status.
Where arms were recorded
Coats of arms were officially recorded in the Armorial Général de France, which began its main collection in the year 1696.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of France.
Origin & History of the Trojan Family in France
The family name Trojan has deep roots in the historical province of Bretagne, where records confirm members of the lineage were established by 1725. During this period, the region was a distinct cultural and linguistic landscape that shaped the lives of its inhabitants. Families living in Bretagne at the time were often tied to the local land and the specific agricultural practices of the Atlantic coast. The name itself likely evolved from regional naming traditions or occupational descriptors common to the French countryside in the eighteenth century. As these ancestors lived through the final decades of the Ancien Régime, they contributed to the unique social fabric of the province, leaving behind a legacy that reflects the resilience of rural families in pre-revolutionary France.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Troianus
Latin adjective meaning belonging to or originating from the city Troy.
This name
TrojanA habitational name for someone who came from the ancient city of Troy.
also spelled
Troian
Troianov
Troianowski
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archives Départementales du Morbihan, Registres paroissiaux et d'état civil, 1725
Archives Départementales du Finistère, Série E, État civil et registres paroissiaux, 1725
Gautier, Hervé, Histoire de la Bretagne, 1993
Le Moyne de La Borderie, Arthur, Histoire de Bretagne, 1905
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mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
heronPatience and quiet watchfulness
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
heronPatience and quiet watchfulness
