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FAMILY ADELSHOFEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Adelshofen.

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

History and meaning for Adelshofen.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Adelshofen 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 Adelshofen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Adelshofen:

1) The origin of the family name Adelshofen.

2) The meaning of the family name Adelshofen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Adelshofen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Adelshofen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Adelshofen:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Adelshofen.
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Coat of arms for Adelshofen and the history and origin for the family name Adelshofen in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Adelshofen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Adelshofen 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 Adelshofen, 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 Adelshofen, and origin for the family name Adelshofen, nobiliary titles of the family name Adelshofen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Adelshofen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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

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

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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 Adelsheim-wachbach | Go to name Adelshofen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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