FAMILY BREDIEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bredien

Coat of arms and family crest of Bredien.

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

History and meaning for Bredien.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bredien:

1) The origin of the family name Bredien.

2) The meaning of the family name Bredien.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bredien.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bredien.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Bredien 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 Bredien, 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 Bredien, and origin for the family name Bredien, nobiliary titles of the family name Bredien and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bredien appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) 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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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