FAMILY SEMPT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sempt

Coat of arms and family crest of Sempt.

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

History and meaning for Sempt.

Sempt is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Sempt an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sempt:

1) The origin of the family name Sempt.

2) The meaning of the family name Sempt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sempt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sempt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* 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.

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

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* 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.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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

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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 Semprun | Go to name Semptiem | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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