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

Family name Mortenbeke (de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Mortenbeke (de).

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

History and meaning for Mortenbeke (de).

Mortenbeke (de) 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 Mortenbeke (de) 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 Mortenbeke (de):

1) The origin of the family name Mortenbeke (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Mortenbeke (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mortenbeke (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mortenbeke (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

The family crest and coat of arms of Mortenbeke (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 Mortenbeke (de) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Mortenbeke (de), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Mortenbeke (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 Mortenbeke (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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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