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FAMILY CORTENBACK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cortenback.

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

History and meaning for Cortenback.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cortenback:

1) The origin of the family name Cortenback.

2) The meaning of the family name Cortenback.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cortenback.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cortenback.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cortenback have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Cortenback:

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

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cortenback appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Cortenback. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* 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.

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Corten | Go to name Cortenbach | 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