FAMILY WINDECK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Windeck

Coat of arms and family crest of Windeck.

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

History and meaning for Windeck.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Windeck:

1) The origin of the family name Windeck.

2) The meaning of the family name Windeck.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Windeck.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Windeck.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Windeck 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 Windeck:

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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

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

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