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FAMILY ERBEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Erben.

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

History and meaning for Erben.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Erben:

1) The origin of the family name Erben.

2) The meaning of the family name Erben.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Erben.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Erben.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Erben:

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

coat of arms sticker for Erben

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

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

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* 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.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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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 Erbe (von) unde ehrenburg | Go to name Erberg | 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