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FAMILY ERHARDT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Erhardt.

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

History and meaning for Erhardt.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Erhardt:

1) The origin of the family name Erhardt.

2) The meaning of the family name Erhardt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Erhardt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Erhardt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Erhardt:

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

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

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

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

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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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 Erhard | Go to name Erhardt | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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