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FAMILY VERSTEGEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Verstegen.

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

History and meaning for Verstegen.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Verstegen:

1) The origin of the family name Verstegen.

2) The meaning of the family name Verstegen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Verstegen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Verstegen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Verstegen 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 Verstegen:

* 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 Verstegen:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Verstegen.
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Coat of arms for the name Verstegen in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Verstegen 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 Verstegen. 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 Verstegen 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 Verstegen, 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 Verstegen, and origin for the family name Verstegen, nobiliary titles of the family name Verstegen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Verstegen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

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