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Language of the text: English
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Variations Last name: Stas
Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
The illustrious Stassen family traces its noble lineage to the ancient House of Stas, originally rooted in the historic County, later Duchy, of Guelders, a prominent territory of the Holy Roman Empire situated in the Low Countries. Over the centuries, the family branched out across various regions of modern-day Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium, establishing itself as a name of distinction in civic, commercial, and heraldic history. The family name "Stassen", along with its variants Staß and Stas, is of patronymic origin, derived from shortened forms of personal names such as Anastasius or Eustachius. As the family spread geographically and socially, these variations adapted to reflect local traditions and statuses. This lineage became particularly prominent in cities like Maastricht, Saint-Trond, and Liège, all important centers in the Low Countries, where several branches developed unique heraldic identities and contributed to regional life. The noble roots of the family in Guelders are attested by their heraldic coat of arms: "Gules, a leg with a shoe ending at the top in a human head in profile wearing a hat, all argent". The striking and ...
When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonStassen
Variations Last name: Stas
1. Crest of family: Stas, Staß, Stassen
Language of the text: English
Gules, a leg with a shoe ending at the top in a human head in profile wearing a hat, all argent. Crest: a cubit-arm vested gules, hand proper, holding a dagger gules flambant erect in pale, hilt and pomel or.
Source: "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée".
A senestrochere issant from dexter holding a branch of three roses.
Coat of arms originating from private archives, the original source of which has, regrettably, been lost over time. In the original drawing, the only color distinctly indicated through hatching is the frame or.
A senestrochere issant from dexter holding a branch of three roses.
Coat of arms originating from private archives, the original source of which has, regrettably, been lost over time. In the original drawing, the only color distinctly indicated through hatching is the frame or. Note: in this graphic the tinctures and metals (colours) have been reconstructed on the basis of heraldic conjectures.
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Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
