FAMILY HOHENLIMBURG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hohenlimburg

Coat of arms and family crest of Hohenlimburg.

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

History and meaning for Hohenlimburg.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hohenlimburg:

1) The origin of the family name Hohenlimburg.

2) The meaning of the family name Hohenlimburg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hohenlimburg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hohenlimburg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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