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FAMILY SCHLUSSELBERG: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Schlusselberg.

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

History and meaning for Schlusselberg.

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

The surname Schlusselberg 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 Schlusselberg:

1) The origin of the family name Schlusselberg.

2) The meaning of the family name Schlusselberg.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Schlusselberg.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Schlusselberg.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Schlusselberg:

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

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* 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.

* 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.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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