FAMILY SCHOTANUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Schotanus

Coat of arms and family crest of Schotanus.

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

History and meaning for Schotanus.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Schotanus:

1) The origin of the family name Schotanus.

2) The meaning of the family name Schotanus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Schotanus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Schotanus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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