FAMILY SOMBEKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sombeke

Coat of arms and family crest of Sombeke.

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

History and meaning for Sombeke.

We know that the family name Sombeke has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sombeke:

1) The origin of the family name Sombeke.

2) The meaning of the family name Sombeke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sombeke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sombeke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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