FAMILY COUWENBURG (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Couwenburg (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Couwenburg (van).

Genealogy of family Couwenburg (van), origin of Couwenburg (van), provenance of the family name Couwenburg (van).

History and meaning for Couwenburg (van).

We know that the family name Couwenburg (van) has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Couwenburg (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Couwenburg (van):

1) The origin of the family name Couwenburg (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Couwenburg (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Couwenburg (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Couwenburg (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Couwenburg (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 Couwenburg (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 Couwenburg (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 Couwenburg (van), and origin for the family name Couwenburg (van), nobiliary titles of the family name Couwenburg (van) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Couwenburg (van) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* 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.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* The family name Couwenburg (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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