FAMILY HOUWER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Houwer

Coat of arms and family crest of Houwer.

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

History and meaning for Houwer.

Houwer is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Houwer an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houwer:

1) The origin of the family name Houwer.

2) The meaning of the family name Houwer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houwer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houwer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Houwer:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Houweningen (van) | Go to name Houwerda | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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