A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Augustine family of France.
treeLife, endurance and deep rootsJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'or à l'arbre arr. de sin., surm. d'une aigle de sa.”
The Augustine arms were recorded in Provence, c. 1663.
Provence was old country, with towns dating to the Romans and families who traced their land back nearly as far. Its gentry were many and long-settled, and long settlement is what fills a register.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in France in this period.
Reigning in France when the Augustine arms are first recorded.
In France, a coat of arms was a mark of honor that passed down through the male line to all legitimate descendants. Families often used the same shield without changes to show their shared heritage. If a branch wanted to stand out, they could add a small mark to their shield to show their specific place in the family tree.
The family name Augustine finds its roots in the Latin name Augustinus, which means belonging to Augustus or venerable. By the middle of the seventeenth century, the family was well established in the Provence region of France. Records confirm their presence there as early as 1663, a time when the area was a hub of agricultural activity and cultural growth under the French monarchy. Families in this region often took names based on religious figures or classical Latin terms to signify their status or local ties. Over the following decades, the Augustine family became part of the social fabric of Provence, living through the shifts in local governance and the changing traditions of southern French life. Their history reflects the broader movement of families who settled in the Mediterranean climate of Provence to build lives centered on trade and community.
Derived from the Latin word meaning venerable, majestic, or noble.
