FAMILY LOEWENHAUPT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Loewenhaupt

Coat of arms and family crest of Loewenhaupt.

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

History and meaning for Loewenhaupt.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Loewenhaupt:

1) The origin of the family name Loewenhaupt.

2) The meaning of the family name Loewenhaupt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Loewenhaupt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Loewenhaupt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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

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

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