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FAMILY GRAFENECK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grafeneck.

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

History and meaning for Grafeneck.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grafeneck:

1) The origin of the family name Grafeneck.

2) The meaning of the family name Grafeneck.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grafeneck.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grafeneck.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

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

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

* 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.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

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* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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

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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 Grafendorff | Go to name Grafenried | 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