FAMILY LATHOUWER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lathouwer

Coat of arms and family crest of Lathouwer.

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

History and meaning for Lathouwer.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lathouwer:

1) The origin of the family name Lathouwer.

2) The meaning of the family name Lathouwer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lathouwer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lathouwer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lathour | Go to name Lathrop | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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