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FAMILY ELSASS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Elsass.

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

History and meaning for Elsass.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Elsass:

1) The origin of the family name Elsass.

2) The meaning of the family name Elsass.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Elsass.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Elsass.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Elsass:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Elsass.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Elsass

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Elsanowski | Go to name Elsasser de grunewald et de wunderegg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests