FAMILY MESSEM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Messem

Coat of arms and family crest of Messem.

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

History and meaning for Messem.

Messem is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Messem an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Messem:

1) The origin of the family name Messem.

2) The meaning of the family name Messem.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Messem.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Messem.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Messem 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 Messem:

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* 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.

* 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.

* The family name Messem 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/

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