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FAMILY ANKWITZ (COMTES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ankwitz (comtes).

Genealogy of family Ankwitz (comtes), origin of Ankwitz (comtes), provenance of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

History and meaning for Ankwitz (comtes).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ankwitz (comtes).

This family name Ankwitz (comtes) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

The surname Ankwitz (comtes) is GERMANIZED SLAVIC and is probably of JEWISH origin, as surnames containing the particles ITZ or ITSCH usually are.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ankwitz (comtes):

1) The origin of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

2) The meaning of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ankwitz (comtes).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ankwitz (comtes):

* 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 Ankwitz (comtes):

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

coat of arms sticker for Ankwitz (comtes)

Coat of arms for the name Ankwitz (comtes) 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 Ankwitz (comtes) 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 Ankwitz (comtes), 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 Ankwitz (comtes), and origin for the family name Ankwitz (comtes), nobiliary titles of the family name Ankwitz (comtes) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ankwitz (comtes) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Ankwitz (comtes):

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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 Ankwitz | Go to name Anleby | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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