FAMILY MAESTRICHT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Maestricht

Coat of arms and family crest of Maestricht.

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

History and meaning for Maestricht.

We know that the family name Maestricht 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 Maestricht:

1) The origin of the family name Maestricht.

2) The meaning of the family name Maestricht.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Maestricht.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Maestricht.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Maestricht 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 Maestricht:

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Maestricht 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 Maestricht. 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 Maestricht 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 Maestricht 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 Maestricht 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

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