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FAMILY FORESTIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Forestier.

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

History and meaning for Forestier.

We know that the family name Forestier 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 Forestier:

1) The origin of the family name Forestier.

2) The meaning of the family name Forestier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Forestier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Forestier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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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 Forestier:

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Forestier 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 Forestier, 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 Forestier, and origin for the family name Forestier, nobiliary titles of the family name Forestier and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Forestier appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

The family name Forestier is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Forestier that have branches in America and / or Europe.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Forestic (le) | Go to name Forestier | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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