FAMILY VERSTEGEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Verstegen

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.

We know that the family name Verstegen has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* 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/

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