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FAMILY GRAEFFENDORFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Graeffendorff.

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

History and meaning for Graeffendorff.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Graeffendorff have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Graeffendorff.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Graeffendorff:

1) The origin of the family name Graeffendorff.

2) The meaning of the family name Graeffendorff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Graeffendorff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Graeffendorff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Graeffendorff:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

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

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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 Graeff (van de) | Go to name Graeil | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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