On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mantel.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mantel.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mantel:
1) The origin of the family name Mantel.
2) The meaning of the family name Mantel.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Mantel.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Mantel.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Mantel have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Canary Islands (Spain).
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mantel:
* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Mantel:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mantel. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Mantel and the history and origin for the family name Mantel in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Mantel 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 Mantel. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Mantel has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Mantel and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Mantel have some different spelling.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* 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.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* The family name Mantel 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 Mantel as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mantel
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All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests
