FAMILY HOUBRAKEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Houbraken

Coat of arms and family crest of Houbraken.

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

History and meaning for Houbraken.

We know that the family name Houbraken has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houbraken:

1) The origin of the family name Houbraken.

2) The meaning of the family name Houbraken.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houbraken.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houbraken.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* The family name Houbraken 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/

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