FAMILY CASSILIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cassilis

Coat of arms and family crest of Cassilis.

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

History and meaning for Cassilis.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cassilis:

1) The origin of the family name Cassilis.

2) The meaning of the family name Cassilis.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cassilis.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cassilis.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Cassilis:

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

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

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) 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:

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cassilby | Go to name Cassilis (comte de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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