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FAMILY DOSNITTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dosnitten.

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

History and meaning for Dosnitten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dosnitten:

1) The origin of the family name Dosnitten.

2) The meaning of the family name Dosnitten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dosnitten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dosnitten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

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* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Dosme | Go to name Dosquers | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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