FAMILY ESTREES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Estrees

Coat of arms and family crest of Estrees.

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

History and meaning for Estrees.

We know that the family name Estrees 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 Estrees:

1) The origin of the family name Estrees.

2) The meaning of the family name Estrees.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Estrees.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Estrees.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Estrees have or have been established, among other places, in:

* France.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Estree | Go to name Estrees | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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