FAMILY SLOTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sloten

Coat of arms and family crest of Sloten.

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

History and meaning for Sloten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sloten:

1) The origin of the family name Sloten.

2) The meaning of the family name Sloten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sloten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sloten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Slotemaker | Go to name Sloterdyck | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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