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FAMILY HOPFER (BARONS): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hopfer (barons).

Genealogy of family Hopfer (barons), origin of Hopfer (barons), provenance of the family name Hopfer (barons).

History and meaning for Hopfer (barons).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Hopfer (barons).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Hopfer (barons).

This family name Hopfer (barons) held the title of BARON that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hopfer (barons):

1) The origin of the family name Hopfer (barons).

2) The meaning of the family name Hopfer (barons).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hopfer (barons).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hopfer (barons).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Hopfer (barons):

* 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 Hopfer (barons):

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

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

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

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

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* 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.

* 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.

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Hopfer (barons):

Hopfer (barons)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hopfer | Go to name Hopferstetter | 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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