FAMILY HUMBOURG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Humbourg

Coat of arms and family crest of Humbourg.

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

History and meaning for Humbourg.

We know that the family name Humbourg 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.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Humbourg:

1) The origin of the family name Humbourg.

2) The meaning of the family name Humbourg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Humbourg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Humbourg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* 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.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* The family name Humbourg 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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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Humbourg:

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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 Humboldt | Go to name Humbourg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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