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

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

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

History and meaning for Desteldonck (van).

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

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

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

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

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

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

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

6) The prominent persons of this family.

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

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Desteldonck (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 Desteldonck (van) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Desteldonck (van), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Desteldonck (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 Desteldonck (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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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

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

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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 Desteldonck | Go to name Destevanis-valfre` | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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