On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Landeghem.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Landeghem.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Landeghem:
1) The origin of the family name Landeghem.
2) The meaning of the family name Landeghem.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Landeghem.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Landeghem.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Landeghem 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 Landeghem:
* 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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Coat of arms for Landeghem and the history and origin for the family name Landeghem in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Landeghem 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 Landeghem. 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 Landeghem 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 Landeghem, 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 Landeghem, and origin for the family name Landeghem, nobiliary titles of the family name Landeghem and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Landeghem appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Landeghem 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 Landeghem alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Landeghem, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Landeghem, 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 Landeghem.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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* 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.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.
* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.
* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.
* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.
* The family name Landeghem 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 Landeghem as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Landeghem
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