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FAMILY SCHARPFENBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Scharpfenberg.

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

History and meaning for Scharpfenberg.

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

The surname Scharpfenberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Scharpfenberg:

1) The origin of the family name Scharpfenberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Scharpfenberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Scharpfenberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Scharpfenberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Scharpfenberg:

Name Scharpfenberg

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Scharpfenberg

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* 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.

* 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.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Scharpenberg | Go to name Scharpfenstein | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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