FAMILY PEZOLD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pezold

Coat of arms and family crest of Pezold.

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

History and meaning for Pezold.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pezold:

1) The origin of the family name Pezold.

2) The meaning of the family name Pezold.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pezold.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pezold.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Pezold 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 Pezold, 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 Pezold, and origin for the family name Pezold, nobiliary titles of the family name Pezold and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Pezold appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

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

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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 Pezo | Go to name Pezonaga | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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