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FAMILY SELHORST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Selhorst.

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

History and meaning for Selhorst.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Selhorst:

1) The origin of the family name Selhorst.

2) The meaning of the family name Selhorst.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Selhorst.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Selhorst.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* 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.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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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 Selhoff | Go to name Selianinov | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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