FAMILY OBER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ober

Coat of arms and family crest of Ober.

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

History and meaning for Ober.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ober:

1) The origin of the family name Ober.

2) The meaning of the family name Ober.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ober.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ober.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Ober has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Ober proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Ober appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Ober has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Ober arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Ober are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Ober are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Ober have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Ober to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Ober It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Ober can have graphic variants.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* 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.

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* The family name Ober 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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