FAMILY HERZOGENBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Herzogenberg

Coat of arms and family crest of Herzogenberg.

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

History and meaning for Herzogenberg.

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

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

The surname Herzogenberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Herzogenberg:

1) The origin of the family name Herzogenberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Herzogenberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Herzogenberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Herzogenberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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