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FAMILY HOFFSCHMIDT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hoffschmidt.

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

History and meaning for Hoffschmidt.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hoffschmidt:

1) The origin of the family name Hoffschmidt.

2) The meaning of the family name Hoffschmidt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hoffschmidt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hoffschmidt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hoffschmidt 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 Hoffschmidt:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hoffschmidt 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 Hoffschmidt. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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:

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

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

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

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