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FAMILY KETTIG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Kettig.

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

History and meaning for Kettig.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Kettig:

1) The origin of the family name Kettig.

2) The meaning of the family name Kettig.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Kettig.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Kettig.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Kettig 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 Kettig:

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

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

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

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

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Kettier | Go to name Kettig | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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