FAMILY DU SMET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Du smet

Coat of arms and family crest of Du smet.

Genealogy of family Du smet, origin of Du smet, provenance of the family name Du smet.

History and meaning for Du smet.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Du smet.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Du smet:

1) The origin of the family name Du smet.

2) The meaning of the family name Du smet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Du smet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Du smet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Du silva | Go to name Du soex | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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