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FAMILY VLATTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Vlatten.

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

History and meaning for Vlatten.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vlatten:

1) The origin of the family name Vlatten.

2) The meaning of the family name Vlatten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vlatten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vlatten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Vlatten 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 Vlatten:

* 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 Vlatten:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Vlatten.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Vlatten and the history and origin for the family name Vlatten in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Vlatten

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

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

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

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:

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Vlasto | Go to name Vlatten | 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