FAMILY ADLERHORST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Adlerhorst

Coat of arms and family crest of Adlerhorst.

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

History and meaning for Adlerhorst.

We know that the family name Adlerhorst has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Adlerhorst:

1) The origin of the family name Adlerhorst.

2) The meaning of the family name Adlerhorst.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Adlerhorst.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Adlerhorst.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

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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 Adlerflycht | Go to name Adlersdorff | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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