A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Wengler family of Germany.
bombOne who has faced a great siegeJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'arg. à une grenade de guerre au nat. en chef,”
The Wengler arms were recorded in Saxony, c. 1765.
Saxony had mines, trade and old landed families all at once. Silver made some fortunes and land held others, and both sorts of family kept arms, which is why Saxon names appear so often in 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.
Reigning in Germany when the Wengler arms are first recorded.
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.
The family name Wengler traces its roots to the historical region of Saxony, where records confirm the presence of family members as early as 1765. The name itself is classified as a topographic or occupational surname, likely derived from the Middle High German word "wange," which refers to a meadow or a sloping field. This suggests that the earliest ancestors were likely farmers or laborers who lived near a distinct hillside or a specific stretch of pastureland. As people began to move from rural areas into growing towns during the eighteenth century, they carried this name as a way to identify their ancestral home or their traditional way of life. Over time, the Wengler family became part of the social fabric of the Saxon countryside, contributing to the local agricultural and craft traditions that defined the region during that era.
Derived from the Middle High German word for a field or meadow.
