FAMILY BERTHELIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Berthelin

Coat of arms and family crest of Berthelin.

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

History and meaning for Berthelin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Berthelin:

1) The origin of the family name Berthelin.

2) The meaning of the family name Berthelin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Berthelin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Berthelin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Berthelemy | Go to name Berthelon | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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