FAMILY BABENBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Babenberg

Coat of arms and family crest of Babenberg.

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

History and meaning for Babenberg.

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

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

The surname Babenberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Babenberg:

1) The origin of the family name Babenberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Babenberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Babenberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Babenberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Babellon | Go to name Babenberg (comtes) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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