FAMILY TEISS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Teiss

Coat of arms and family crest of Teiss.

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

History and meaning for Teiss.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Teiss:

1) The origin of the family name Teiss.

2) The meaning of the family name Teiss.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Teiss.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Teiss.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Teiss:

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

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

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

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

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

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* 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.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Teisinger | Go to name Teiss edle von rechtenstein | 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