FAMILY WOLSCHENDORFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wolschendorff

Coat of arms and family crest of Wolschendorff.

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

History and meaning for Wolschendorff.

Wolschendorff 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 Wolschendorff 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 Wolschendorff:

1) The origin of the family name Wolschendorff.

2) The meaning of the family name Wolschendorff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wolschendorff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wolschendorff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* 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.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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