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FAMILY LEUW (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leuw (de).

Genealogy of family Leuw (de), origin of Leuw (de), provenance of the family name Leuw (de).

History and meaning for Leuw (de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Leuw (de) 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 Leuw (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leuw (de):

1) The origin of the family name Leuw (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Leuw (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leuw (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leuw (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Leuw (de):

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Leuw (de):

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Leuw (de).
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Coat of arms for Leuw (de) and the history and origin for the family name Leuw (de) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Leuw (de) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Leuw (de) 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 Leuw (de), 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 Leuw (de), and origin for the family name Leuw (de), nobiliary titles of the family name Leuw (de) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Leuw (de) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Leuw (de):

Leuw (de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Leuw | Go to name Leuwerghem | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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