FAMILY HARPPRECHT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Harpprecht

Coat of arms and family crest of Harpprecht.

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

History and meaning for Harpprecht.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Harpprecht:

1) The origin of the family name Harpprecht.

2) The meaning of the family name Harpprecht.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Harpprecht.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Harpprecht.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Harpin de marigny | Go to name Harpprecht de harpprechtsteyn | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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