FAMILY KOBBE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kobbe

Coat of arms and family crest of Kobbe.

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

History and meaning for Kobbe.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Kobbe have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Kobbe.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kobbe:

1) The origin of the family name Kobbe.

2) The meaning of the family name Kobbe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kobbe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kobbe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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