FAMILY LICHTENBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lichtenberg

Coat of arms and family crest of Lichtenberg.

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

History and meaning for Lichtenberg.

We know that the family name Lichtenberg 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.

The surname Lichtenberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lichtenberg:

1) The origin of the family name Lichtenberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Lichtenberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lichtenberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lichtenberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lichtenberg 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 Lichtenberg:

* 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.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Lichtenberg:

Name Lichtenberg

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Lichtenberg. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Lichtenberg

The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Lichtenberg 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 Lichtenberg. 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 Lichtenberg 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 Lichtenberg, 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 Lichtenberg, and origin for the family name Lichtenberg, nobiliary titles of the family name Lichtenberg and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Lichtenberg appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* 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.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

Related Words: Lichtenberg family crest | Origin of the name Lichtenberg | Genealogy of the family Lichtenberg | Heraldry of the name Lichtenberg | Coat of arms of Lichtenberg | Genealogy of the Lichtenberg | Origin of the Lichtenberg | Meaning of the name Lichtenberg.

Lichtenberg

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

Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lichtenau | Go to name Lichtenberg | 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