FAMILY MIKHALKOV: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mikhalkov

Coat of arms and family crest of Mikhalkov.

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

History and meaning for Mikhalkov.

Mikhalkov is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Mikhalkov an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Mikhalkov is Russian of patronymic origin from the proper name of Mikhalk, since the ending OV means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mikhalkov:

1) The origin of the family name Mikhalkov.

2) The meaning of the family name Mikhalkov.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mikhalkov.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mikhalkov.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Russia or the Russian Empire.

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

* Russian heraldry and nobility, by Donald R. Mandich and Joseph A. Placek.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Mikhalkov appears in the Obschii Gerbobnik Dvorianskikh Rodov Vserossiiskoi (Russian Heraldry and Nobility), a magnificent book of heraldry and history of Russian noble family names, such as name Mikhalkov, translated to English. This work was published by the Russian government in series from the year 1797 to 1840 and contains 2,198 surnames with its history and heraldic shield, among which is the family name Mikhalkov. Heraldry appeared in Russia later than in Western Europe; It is generally accepted that it was copied from the west since the late seventeenth century. In the year 1722 the Emperor Peter I the Great established an Official Heraldry leaded by a Master of Heraldry under the jurisdiction of the Russian Senate. The first Vice-Master of Russian heraldry was an Italian. Under the Emperor Paul (1796-1801), since 1797 and for many decades, the Russian government accepted and published all the heraldic coats of arms nad family crests accepted and recognized. Not all the families collaborated in the registry, so there are more weapons in Russian heraldry than those collected in this work. Yes the family of the last name collaborated Mikhalkov.

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:

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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