FAMILY WESENTHORST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wesenthorst

Coat of arms and family crest of Wesenthorst.

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

History and meaning for Wesenthorst.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wesenthorst have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Wesenthorst.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wesenthorst:

1) The origin of the family name Wesenthorst.

2) The meaning of the family name Wesenthorst.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wesenthorst.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wesenthorst.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Wesenthorst have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* 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 Wesenthorst:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Wesenthorst 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 Wesenthorst. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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