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FAMILY ADELCRANTZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Adelcrantz.

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

History and meaning for Adelcrantz.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Adelcrantz:

1) The origin of the family name Adelcrantz.

2) The meaning of the family name Adelcrantz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Adelcrantz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Adelcrantz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Adelbulner | Go to name Adeleigh | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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