FAMILY GESTES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gestes

Coat of arms and family crest of Gestes.

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

History and meaning for Gestes.

Gestes 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 Gestes 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 Gestes:

1) The origin of the family name Gestes.

2) The meaning of the family name Gestes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gestes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gestes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gestes:

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Coat of arms for Gestes and the history and origin for the family name Gestes in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gestelen (van) | Go to name Gestes de lavernose | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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