FAMILY MATTENESSE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mattenesse

Coat of arms and family crest of Mattenesse.

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

History and meaning for Mattenesse.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mattenesse:

1) The origin of the family name Mattenesse.

2) The meaning of the family name Mattenesse.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mattenesse.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mattenesse.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mattenesse 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 Mattenesse:

* 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 Mattenesse 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 Mattenesse. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) 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:

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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