FAMILY SWIEPEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Swiepen

Coat of arms and family crest of Swiepen.

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

History and meaning for Swiepen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Swiepen:

1) The origin of the family name Swiepen.

2) The meaning of the family name Swiepen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Swiepen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Swiepen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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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 Swienczyc | Go to name Swierczek | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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