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FAMILY PRESSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pressen.

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

History and meaning for Pressen.

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

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

The surname Pressen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Pres, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pressen:

1) The origin of the family name Pressen.

2) The meaning of the family name Pressen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pressen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pressen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Pressen:

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

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

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

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

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* 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.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Pressat | Go to name Pressense | 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