FAMILY ASTRES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Astres

Coat of arms and family crest of Astres.

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

History and meaning for Astres.

Astres is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Astres an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Astres:

1) The origin of the family name Astres.

2) The meaning of the family name Astres.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Astres.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Astres.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Astres proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Astres:

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Astrearena | Go to name Astres | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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