FAMILY ROTGANS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rotgans

Coat of arms and family crest of Rotgans.

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

History and meaning for Rotgans.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rotgans:

1) The origin of the family name Rotgans.

2) The meaning of the family name Rotgans.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rotgans.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rotgans.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Rotgans:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rotfield | Go to name Rotgans de hagen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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