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FAMILY HOHNSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hohnstein.

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

History and meaning for Hohnstein.

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

The surname Hohnstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hohnstein:

1) The origin of the family name Hohnstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Hohnstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hohnstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hohnstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hohnstein 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 Hohnstein:

* 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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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 Hohnstein:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Hohnstein.
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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Hohnstein 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 Hohnstein. 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 Hohnstein 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 Hohnstein, 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 Hohnstein, and origin for the family name Hohnstein, nobiliary titles of the family name Hohnstein and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Hohnstein appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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

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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 Hohnsberg | Go to name Hohnstein | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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