FAMILY CAUWELIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cauwelier

Coat of arms and family crest of Cauwelier.

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

History and meaning for Cauwelier.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cauwelier:

1) The origin of the family name Cauwelier.

2) The meaning of the family name Cauwelier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cauwelier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cauwelier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cauwelier 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 Cauwelier:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* 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 Cauwelier 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 Cauwelier. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cauwelier 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 Cauwelier, 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 Cauwelier, and origin for the family name Cauwelier, nobiliary titles of the family name Cauwelier and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cauwelier appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* 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.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* 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.

* The family name Cauwelier 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/

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