FAMILY HARTWIG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hartwig

Coat of arms and family crest of Hartwig.

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

History and meaning for Hartwig.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hartwig:

1) The origin of the family name Hartwig.

2) The meaning of the family name Hartwig.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hartwig.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hartwig.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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