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FAMILY CLAUSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clausen.

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

History and meaning for Clausen.

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

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

The surname Clausen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Clau, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clausen:

1) The origin of the family name Clausen.

2) The meaning of the family name Clausen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clausen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clausen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Clausen:

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

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

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

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

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:

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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

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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 Clausells | Go to name Clausen | 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