FAMILY LEDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Leden

Coat of arms and family crest of Leden.

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

History and meaning for Leden.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leden:

1) The origin of the family name Leden.

2) The meaning of the family name Leden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Leden, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Leden corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Leden of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

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

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