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FAMILY DORTHESEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dorthesen.

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

History and meaning for Dorthesen.

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

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dorthesen:

1) The origin of the family name Dorthesen.

2) The meaning of the family name Dorthesen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dorthesen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dorthesen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Dorthesen:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Dorthesen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

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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 Dorth (von) | Go to name Dorthorp | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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