FAMILY KELDEREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kelderen

Coat of arms and family crest of Kelderen.

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

History and meaning for Kelderen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kelderen:

1) The origin of the family name Kelderen.

2) The meaning of the family name Kelderen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kelderen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kelderen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Kelderen have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Kelderen appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Kelderen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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