FAMILY WISENHAUER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wisenhauer

Coat of arms and family crest of Wisenhauer.

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

History and meaning for Wisenhauer.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Wisenhauer.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Wisenhauer.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wisenhauer:

1) The origin of the family name Wisenhauer.

2) The meaning of the family name Wisenhauer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wisenhauer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wisenhauer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* 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.

* The family name Wisenhauer 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 Wisenhauer:

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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 Wisenfeldt | Go to name Wisent | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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