FAMILY MICHELSON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Michelson

Coat of arms and family crest of Michelson.

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

History and meaning for Michelson.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Michelson.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Michelson.

The etymological study of the surname Michelson suggests that it is a surname of British origin patronymic of the proper name Michel, since the ending SON means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Michelson:

1) The origin of the family name Michelson.

2) The meaning of the family name Michelson.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Michelson.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Michelson.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Michelson have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* Russia or the Russian Empire.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

* Russian heraldry and nobility, by Donald R. Mandich and Joseph A. Placek.

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The family Michelson appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Michelson and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Michelson is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The history and heraldry of the family name Michelson appears in the Obschii Gerbobnik Dvorianskikh Rodov Vserossiiskoi (Russian Heraldry and Nobility), a magnificent book of heraldry and history of Russian noble family names, such as name Michelson, translated to English. This work was published by the Russian government in series from the year 1797 to 1840 and contains 2,198 surnames with its history and heraldic shield, among which is the family name Michelson. Heraldry appeared in Russia later than in Western Europe; It is generally accepted that it was copied from the west since the late seventeenth century. In the year 1722 the Emperor Peter I the Great established an Official Heraldry leaded by a Master of Heraldry under the jurisdiction of the Russian Senate. The first Vice-Master of Russian heraldry was an Italian. Under the Emperor Paul (1796-1801), since 1797 and for many decades, the Russian government accepted and published all the heraldic coats of arms nad family crests accepted and recognized. Not all the families collaborated in the registry, so there are more weapons in Russian heraldry than those collected in this work. Yes the family of the last name collaborated Michelson.

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

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:

* 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.

* 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.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* 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 Michelson 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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