FAMILY PFEIFFER D'EHRENSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein

Coat of arms and family crest of Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

Genealogy of family Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein, origin of Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein, provenance of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

History and meaning for Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein:

1) The origin of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein:

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* The family name Pfeiffer d'ehrenstein 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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