FAMILY DONSE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Donse

Coat of arms and family crest of Donse.

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

History and meaning for Donse.

We know that the family name Donse has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Donse:

1) The origin of the family name Donse.

2) The meaning of the family name Donse.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Donse.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Donse.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Donsdorp | Go to name Donsell | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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