FAMILY AXTER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Axter

Coat of arms and family crest of Axter.

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

History and meaning for Axter.

Axter 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 Axter 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 Axter:

1) The origin of the family name Axter.

2) The meaning of the family name Axter.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Axter.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Axter.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* 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.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Axtell | Go to name Axtera | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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