FAMILY DRACHSTET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Drachstet

Coat of arms and family crest of Drachstet.

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

History and meaning for Drachstet.

We know that the family name Drachstet has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Drachstet:

1) The origin of the family name Drachstet.

2) The meaning of the family name Drachstet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Drachstet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Drachstet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

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