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FAMILY HENSBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hensberg.

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

History and meaning for Hensberg.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Hensberg 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 Hensberg.

The surname Hensberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hensberg:

1) The origin of the family name Hensberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Hensberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hensberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hensberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hensberg have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Hensberg:

Name Hensberg

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Hensberg. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Hensberg name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Hensberg.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Hensberg

Coat of arms for the name Hensberg in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hensberg appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Hensberg. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hensbeeck (van) | Go to name Hensbergen | 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