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FAMILY HOHEWISEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hohewisel.

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

History and meaning for Hohewisel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hohewisel:

1) The origin of the family name Hohewisel.

2) The meaning of the family name Hohewisel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hohewisel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hohewisel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Hohewisel:

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

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

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

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

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

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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

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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 Hohestatt | Go to name Hohlgardt | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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