FAMILY LONTZEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lontzen

Coat of arms and family crest of Lontzen.

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

History and meaning for Lontzen.

Lontzen is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Lontzen an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lontzen:

1) The origin of the family name Lontzen.

2) The meaning of the family name Lontzen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lontzen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lontzen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lontzen have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Lontzen:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Lontzen appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Lontzen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Lontzen to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Lontzen It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Lontzen can have graphic variants.

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

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

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

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lontswyldere | Go to name Lontzen de roben | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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