FAMILY STUMPF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Stumpf

Coat of arms and family crest of Stumpf.

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

History and meaning for Stumpf.

We know that the family name Stumpf 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 Stumpf:

1) The origin of the family name Stumpf.

2) The meaning of the family name Stumpf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Stumpf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Stumpf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

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

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

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Stumpel | Go to name Stumpf de puchel et de stumpfsberg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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