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Where did the Italian Este family come from? What is the Italian Este family crest and coat of arms? When did the Este family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Este family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Este, Estes, d'Estes, Destes and others.

First found in Ferrara a city in Emilia capital of the province of Ferrara. History dates back to 753. It was at war with Venice in 1471. It is a walled city and notable is the Church of S.Cristoforo. Knitted goods and shawls are made. This very distinguished family held seats in Ferrara, Padova and Modena as early as 972. Castle d'Este was begun at an early date. The Marchese d'Este was the first of the line.In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Este research. Another 219 words(16 lines of text) covering the year 1288 is included under the topic Early Este History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 153 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Este Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Loutsay Piteine Deste, who settled in Louisiana in 1720; Hans Ernst Deste, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720; Jean Estes, who came to New York in 1832.

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  6. Guelfi Camajani, Piero. Dizionario Araldico 1940 Reprint Arnoaldo Forni. Milan: 1978. Print.
  7. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  8. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today, 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-0900455-209).
  9. Gheno, Antonio. Contributo alla Bibliografia Genealogica Italiana. Bologna: Forni, 1924. Print.
  10. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana 56 volumesr. Print.
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The Este Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Este Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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