On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Frederich.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Frederich.
The surname Frederich is of Slavic origin, patronymic of the proper name of Freder, since the ending ICH means SON OF.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Frederich:
1) The origin of the family name Frederich.
2) The meaning of the family name Frederich.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Frederich.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Frederich.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Frederich has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Frederich:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Frederich 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 Frederich, 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 Frederich, and origin for the family name Frederich, nobiliary titles of the family name Frederich and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Frederich appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Frederich 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 Frederich alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Frederich, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Frederich, 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 Frederich.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Frederich appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Frederich. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Frederich.
The history and heraldry of the family name Frederich appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Frederich appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* 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.
* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.
* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.
* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.
* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* The family name Frederich 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 Frederich as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Frederich
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