FAMILY HOGENSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hogensen

Coat of arms and family crest of Hogensen.

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

History and meaning for Hogensen.

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

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

The surname Hogensen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Hogen, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hogensen:

1) The origin of the family name Hogensen.

2) The meaning of the family name Hogensen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hogensen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hogensen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

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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 Hogendorp (van) de hofwegen | Go to name Hogensteen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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