FAMILY KNEPPER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Knepper

Coat of arms and family crest of Knepper.

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

History and meaning for Knepper.

We know that the family name Knepper 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 Knepper:

1) The origin of the family name Knepper.

2) The meaning of the family name Knepper.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Knepper.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Knepper.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Knepper 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 Knepper:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 Knepper 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 Knepper. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Knepper 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 Knepper, 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 Knepper, and origin for the family name Knepper, nobiliary titles of the family name Knepper and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Knepper appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* The family name Knepper 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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