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FAMILY ALENSOON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Alensoon.

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

History and meaning for Alensoon.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alensoon:

1) The origin of the family name Alensoon.

2) The meaning of the family name Alensoon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alensoon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alensoon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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Coat of arms for Alensoon and the history and origin for the family name Alensoon in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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) 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:

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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

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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 Alenson | Go to name Alentado | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests