FAMILY JANTKE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Jantke

Coat of arms and family crest of Jantke.

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

History and meaning for Jantke.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jantke:

1) The origin of the family name Jantke.

2) The meaning of the family name Jantke.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Jantke.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Jantke.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter J index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Janti | Go to name Janton | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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