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FAMILY MARTHEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Marthen.

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

History and meaning for Marthen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Marthen:

1) The origin of the family name Marthen.

2) The meaning of the family name Marthen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Marthen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Marthen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Marthen:

Name Marthen

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burnt parchment for Marthen name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Marthen.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Marthen

Coat of arms for the name Marthen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Martheby | Go to name Marthen (von der) | 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