FAMILY WERVICQ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wervicq

Coat of arms and family crest of Wervicq.

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

History and meaning for Wervicq.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wervicq:

1) The origin of the family name Wervicq.

2) The meaning of the family name Wervicq.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wervicq.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wervicq.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wervicq have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Wervicq appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Wervicq. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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:

* 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.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter W index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Werven | Go to name Wery | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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