FAMILY FELS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Fels

Coat of arms and family crest of Fels.

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

History and meaning for Fels.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fels:

1) The origin of the family name Fels.

2) The meaning of the family name Fels.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fels.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fels.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

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

The family name Fels appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his book "Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica", work that includes more than 5,000 heraldic coats of arms, among which is the family name Fels with its heraldry and origin, whose data have been extracted from personal files, military passports, unpublished nobility, ex libris, data from private archives and other documents. In summary, people with the surname Fels they have carried out some test of nobility and there are official coat of arms and crests of Fels certified by King of Arms.

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) 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:

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Felpeto | Go to name Fels | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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