FAMILY BENNEBROEK-GRAVENHORST (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

Genealogy of family Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van), origin of Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van), provenance of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

History and meaning for Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

The surname Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

The family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Bennebroek, which appears first, and gravenhorst (van).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van):

1) The origin of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van):

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) 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 Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van), 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 Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van).

It may be helpful for those with the name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) can have graphic variants.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* The family name Bennebroek-gravenhorst (van) 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/

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