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FAMILY COUDENBERGHEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Coudenberghen.

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

History and meaning for Coudenberghen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coudenberghen:

1) The origin of the family name Coudenberghen.

2) The meaning of the family name Coudenberghen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coudenberghen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coudenberghen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Coudenberghen 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 Coudenberghen:

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Coudenberghen 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 Coudenberghen. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Coudenberghen to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Coudenberghen It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Coudenberghen can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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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 Coudenberghe (van) | Go to name Coudenborch | 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