On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Calstre.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Calstre.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calstre:
1) The origin of the family name Calstre.
2) The meaning of the family name Calstre.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Calstre.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Calstre.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Calstre have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Calstre:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Calstre:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Calstre. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Calstre and the history and origin for the family name Calstre in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Calstre appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Calstre. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
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:
* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* The family name Calstre 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 Calstre as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Calstre
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Calstre:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests