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FAMILY GREVENBROECK (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grevenbroeck (van).

Genealogy of family Grevenbroeck (van), origin of Grevenbroeck (van), provenance of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

History and meaning for Grevenbroeck (van).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grevenbroeck (van).

The surname Grevenbroeck (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grevenbroeck (van):

1) The origin of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grevenbroeck (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grevenbroeck (van):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Grevenbroeck (van) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Grevenbroeck (van) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Grevenbroeck (van) can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* 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.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grevenbroeck (van):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grevenbroeck (de) | Go to name Grevencop | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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