FAMILY BIRKIG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Birkig

Coat of arms and family crest of Birkig.

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

History and meaning for Birkig.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Birkig:

1) The origin of the family name Birkig.

2) The meaning of the family name Birkig.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Birkig.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Birkig.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Birkhahn | Go to name Birkin | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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