FAMILY KERSSENBROCK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Kerssenbrock

Coat of arms and family crest of Kerssenbrock.

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

History and meaning for Kerssenbrock.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kerssenbrock:

1) The origin of the family name Kerssenbrock.

2) The meaning of the family name Kerssenbrock.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kerssenbrock.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kerssenbrock.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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