FAMILY MONSTERN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Monstern

Coat of arms and family crest of Monstern.

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

History and meaning for Monstern.

We know that the family name Monstern 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 Monstern:

1) The origin of the family name Monstern.

2) The meaning of the family name Monstern.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Monstern.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Monstern.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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