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FAMILY REDKENHOFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Redkenhoff.

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

History and meaning for Redkenhoff.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Redkenhoff have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Redkenhoff.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Redkenhoff:

1) The origin of the family name Redkenhoff.

2) The meaning of the family name Redkenhoff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Redkenhoff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Redkenhoff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Redkenhoff:

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

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

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

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

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:

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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