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FAMILY STENSTEDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Stenstede.

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

History and meaning for Stenstede.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Stenstede.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Stenstede.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Stenstede:

1) The origin of the family name Stenstede.

2) The meaning of the family name Stenstede.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Stenstede.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Stenstede.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Stenstede:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Stenstede.
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Coat of arms for Stenstede and the history and origin for the family name Stenstede in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Stenstede in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* 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.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Stenson | Go to name Stenstera | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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