FAMILY SIGENHOFEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sigenhofen

Coat of arms and family crest of Sigenhofen.

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

History and meaning for Sigenhofen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sigenhofen:

1) The origin of the family name Sigenhofen.

2) The meaning of the family name Sigenhofen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sigenhofen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sigenhofen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* 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.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* The family name Sigenhofen 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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