A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Brüsewitz family of Germany.
Reg. 2308 · German, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
fireZeal and purification
ringFidelity, and a promise kept
wingSwiftness, and protection under a raised wing
triangleThe Trinity, and stability
Colours
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Black (Sable)Means: Constancy
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'or à cinq flammes de gu., posées 2 et 3, renfermées dans un triangle vidé d'arg., la base du triangle enfilée de quatre annelets du même; le triangle ailé de deux ailes abaissées de sa., attachées aux deux angles inférieurs. Cq. cour. C.: les meubles de l'écu. L. d'or et de sa.”
PomeraniaPomerania, c. 1765
Where the Brüsewitz Arms Were Recorded
Map of Germany showing where the Brüsewitz arms are recorded
The Brüsewitz arms were recorded in Pomerania, c. 1765.
Pomerania was flat farming country on the Baltic coast, held in large estates by a small number of families. They kept their land for generations, and generations of landholding is what fills the registers.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Germany in this period.
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1745–1765
Reigning in Germany when the Brüsewitz arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Germany
In the Holy Roman Empire, coats of arms were often granted to individuals by the Emperor or his representatives. These arms were then passed down through the generations to all legitimate descendants of the original holder. Younger branches of a family usually kept the same shield design without needing to change it, as the arms belonged to the entire lineage.
Granting authority
The Holy Roman Emperor held the sole power to grant new coats of arms throughout his vast imperial territories.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal imperial grant or by proving their noble status to the authorities.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Imperial Chancery registers, which began keeping formal records of such honors during the Middle Ages.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Pomerania.
Origin & History of the Brüsewitz Family in Germany
The family name Brüsewitz originates from the historical region of Pomerania, where members of the family were firmly established by the year 1765. The name itself is locational, derived from the village of Brüsewitz located near the city of Schwerin. In the German language, names ending in "-itz" often indicate a place of Slavic origin, reflecting the deep historical roots of the region where German and Slavic cultures blended over many centuries. Families bearing this name were typically part of the landed gentry or local administrative classes who managed rural estates and participated in the civic life of the Prussian territories. By the mid-18th century, the family had become well-integrated into the social fabric of Pomerania, contributing to the agricultural and regional development of the area during a time of significant political change.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Brus
Old Slavic term referring to a whetstone or sharpening stone.
This name
BrüsewitzA locational surname derived from the village of Brüsewitz, meaning place of the whetstone maker.
also spelled
Bruesewitz
Brusewits
Brusevits
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Kühnel, Paul. Die slavischen Ortsnamen in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1881
Landesarchiv Greifswald, General-Musterungs-Listen von Pommern, 1765
Trautmann, Reinhold. Die elb- und ostseeslavischen Ortsnamen, 1948
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fireZeal and purification
ringFidelity, and a promise kept
wingSwiftness, and protection under a raised wing
triangleThe Trinity, and stability
fireZeal and purification
ringFidelity, and a promise kept
wingSwiftness, and protection under a raised wing
triangleThe Trinity, and stability
