The heraldry and the history of the family name Cappinsteyn 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 Cappinsteyn.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cappinsteyn:
1) The origin of the family name Cappinsteyn.
2) The meaning of the family name Cappinsteyn.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cappinsteyn.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cappinsteyn.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Cappinsteyn 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 Cappinsteyn:
* 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 Cappinsteyn:
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Coat of arms for Cappinsteyn and the history and origin for the family name Cappinsteyn in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cappinsteyn 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 Cappinsteyn. 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
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:
* 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.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* The family name Cappinsteyn 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 Cappinsteyn as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cappinsteyn
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Cappinsteyn:
Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cappier | Go to name Cappit | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete HeraldicoAll 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