FAMILY MELSBROECK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Melsbroeck

Coat of arms and family crest of Melsbroeck.

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

History and meaning for Melsbroeck.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Melsbroeck:

1) The origin of the family name Melsbroeck.

2) The meaning of the family name Melsbroeck.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Melsbroeck.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Melsbroeck.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Melsbroeck 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 Melsbroeck:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Melsbroeck 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 Melsbroeck, 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 Melsbroeck, and origin for the family name Melsbroeck, nobiliary titles of the family name Melsbroeck and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Melsbroeck appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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* 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.

* The family name Melsbroeck 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/

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