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

Coat of arms and family crest of Mortel (van de).

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

History and meaning for Mortel (van de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mortel (van de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mortel (van de).

The surname Mortel (van de) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

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

1) The origin of the family name Mortel (van de).

2) The meaning of the family name Mortel (van de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mortel (van de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mortel (van de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Mortel (van 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 Mortel (van de) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mortel (van de), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mortel (van 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 Mortel (van 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

Mortel (van de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mortel | Go to name Mortelmans | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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