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FAMILY ASTORKIA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Astorkia.

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

History and meaning for Astorkia.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Astorkia 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 Astorkia.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Astorkia:

1) The origin of the family name Astorkia.

2) The meaning of the family name Astorkia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Astorkia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Astorkia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Lekeitio (Vizcaya, Spain).

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

* Heraldry of Lekeitio.

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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 Astorkia:

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Astorkia appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Astorkia some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Astorkia in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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