FAMILY LANDAU (COMTES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Landau (comtes)

Coat of arms and family crest of Landau (comtes).

Genealogy of family Landau (comtes), origin of Landau (comtes), provenance of the family name Landau (comtes).

History and meaning for Landau (comtes).

We know that the family name Landau (comtes) 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.

This family name Landau (comtes) held the title of COUNT or VISCOUNT that his name indicates. It is therefore a noble family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Landau (comtes):

1) The origin of the family name Landau (comtes).

2) The meaning of the family name Landau (comtes).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Landau (comtes).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Landau (comtes).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Landau (comtes):

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

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

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

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

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Landau (comtes):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Landau zum thurnhof | Go to name Landauer | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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