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FAMILY CLEVES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cleves.

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

History and meaning for Cleves.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cleves:

1) The origin of the family name Cleves.

2) The meaning of the family name Cleves.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cleves.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cleves.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cleves 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 Cleves:

* 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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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 Cleves:

Name Cleves

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

coat of arms sticker for Cleves

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

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

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

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:

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

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

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

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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 Cleverskerke (van) | Go to name Cleves | 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