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FAMILY RETSCHIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Retschin.

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

History and meaning for Retschin.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Retschin 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 Retschin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Retschin:

1) The origin of the family name Retschin.

2) The meaning of the family name Retschin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Retschin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Retschin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* 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.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Retraidt | Go to name Retser | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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