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FAMILY CRANENBURG (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cranenburg (van).

Genealogy of family Cranenburg (van), origin of Cranenburg (van), provenance of the family name Cranenburg (van).

History and meaning for Cranenburg (van).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cranenburg (van) 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 Cranenburg (van).

The surname Cranenburg (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cranenburg (van):

1) The origin of the family name Cranenburg (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Cranenburg (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cranenburg (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cranenburg (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cranenburg (van):

* 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 Cranenburg (van):

Name Cranenburg (van)

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cranenburg (van).
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Cranenburg (van)

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

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

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

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:

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

* 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.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Cranenburg (van):

Cranenburg (van)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cranenburg | Go to name Cranendonck | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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