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FAMILY RICHTHOFEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Richthofen.

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

History and meaning for Richthofen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Richthofen:

1) The origin of the family name Richthofen.

2) The meaning of the family name Richthofen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Richthofen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Richthofen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Richthofen:

Name Richthofen

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Richthofen. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Richthofen name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Richthofen.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Richthofen

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

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

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

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:

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* 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.

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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

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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 Richthausen baron von chaos | Go to name Richthofen de hertwigswaldau | 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