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FAMILY LEYENBURG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Leyenburg.

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

History and meaning for Leyenburg.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leyenburg:

1) The origin of the family name Leyenburg.

2) The meaning of the family name Leyenburg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leyenburg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leyenburg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Leyenburg:

Name Leyenburg

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Leyenburg.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Leyenburg and the history and origin for the family name Leyenburg in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Leyenburg

Coat of arms for the name Leyenburg 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 Leyenburg 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 Leyenburg, 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 Leyenburg, and origin for the family name Leyenburg, nobiliary titles of the family name Leyenburg and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Leyenburg appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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:

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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

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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 Leyen (von) | Go to name Leyenburg (van) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests