FAMILY DEWITZ (COMTES ET BARONS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dewitz (comtes et barons)

Coat of arms and family crest of Dewitz (comtes et barons).

Genealogy of family Dewitz (comtes et barons), origin of Dewitz (comtes et barons), provenance of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

History and meaning for Dewitz (comtes et barons).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

This family name Dewitz (comtes et barons) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

This family name Dewitz (comtes et barons) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

The surname Dewitz (comtes et barons) is GERMANIZED SLAVIC and is probably of JEWISH origin, as surnames containing the particles ITZ or ITSCH usually are.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons):

1) The origin of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

2) The meaning of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Dewitz (comtes et barons):

* 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 Dewitz (comtes et barons) 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 Dewitz (comtes et barons), 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 Dewitz (comtes et barons), and origin for the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons), nobiliary titles of the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Dewitz (comtes et barons) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Dewitz (comtes et barons) 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 Dewitz (comtes et barons) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Dewitz (comtes et barons), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Dewitz (comtes et barons), 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 Dewitz (comtes et barons).

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

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

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Dewitz (comtes et barons)

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

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