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FAMILY FREISAUF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Freisauf.

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

History and meaning for Freisauf.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Freisauf:

1) The origin of the family name Freisauf.

2) The meaning of the family name Freisauf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Freisauf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Freisauf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Freisauf:

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

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

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

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

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

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.

* 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.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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

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

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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 Freisas | Go to name Freisdorf | 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