FAMILY CASTNER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Castner

Coat of arms and family crest of Castner.

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

History and meaning for Castner.

We know that the family name Castner has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castner:

1) The origin of the family name Castner.

2) The meaning of the family name Castner.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castner.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castner.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* 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.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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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 Castlyn | Go to name Castner de schnadebach | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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