FAMILY WASSENAERE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wassenaere

Coat of arms and family crest of Wassenaere.

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

History and meaning for Wassenaere.

We know that the family name Wassenaere 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 Wassenaere:

1) The origin of the family name Wassenaere.

2) The meaning of the family name Wassenaere.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wassenaere.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wassenaere.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* The family name Wassenaere 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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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Wassenaere:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter W index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Wassenaer st. pancras | Go to name Wassenaer-catwyck | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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