FAMILY TESSIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tessin

Coat of arms and family crest of Tessin.

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

History and meaning for Tessin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tessin:

1) The origin of the family name Tessin.

2) The meaning of the family name Tessin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tessin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tessin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tessin have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Tessin:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Tessin appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Tessin. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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