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FAMILY HORST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Horst.

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

History and meaning for Horst.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Horst:

1) The origin of the family name Horst.

2) The meaning of the family name Horst.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Horst.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Horst.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Horst 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 Horst:

* 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 Horst:

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burnt parchment for Horst name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Horst.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Horst and the history and origin for the family name Horst in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Horst

Coat of arms for the name Horst in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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) 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:

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

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* 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.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

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

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

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests