FAMILY SANFTL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sanftl

Coat of arms and family crest of Sanftl.

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

History and meaning for Sanftl.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sanftl:

1) The origin of the family name Sanftl.

2) The meaning of the family name Sanftl.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sanftl.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sanftl.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* 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.

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

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