FAMILY WILDENSTEIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Wildenstein

Coat of arms and family crest of Wildenstein.

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

History and meaning for Wildenstein.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Wildenstein have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Wildenstein.

The surname Wildenstein is very likely to be of JEWISH ORIGIN, as the word STEIN, which simply means "stone" in the English language, was widely used by the Jews of the Yiddish community, Azkenazi Jews.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Wildenstein:

1) The origin of the family name Wildenstein.

2) The meaning of the family name Wildenstein.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Wildenstein.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Wildenstein.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

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