Crete, 1630 & 1680 A.D.
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This device (and other symbols, see 'Vlasto Eagles' below) is one of many similar variants on the double-headed eagle motif used by the Vlasto family. See explanatory notes Heraldry in Byzantium; Vlasto Family References and A Brief History Of Byzantium. See also: Vlasto Arms (1) c.1300-1500; Vlasto Arms (2) c.1300-1500; Vlasto Arms (3) c.1300-1500; Vlasto Arms (4) c.1300-1500; Vlasto Arms (5) c.1300-1500; Vlasto Arms (6) Chios, c. C16th; Vlasto Arms (7) Antonio Vlasto, Crete 1590; Vlasto Arms (8) Georgius Vlasto, Crete, 1630, & Marcus Vlasto, Crete, 1680; Vlasto Arms (9) Nicolaus Vlasto, Crete, 1694; Vlasto Eagles (1) c. 300 B.C.; Vlasto Eagles (2) c.50 A.D. |
 These are the arms recorded for Georgius & Marcus Vlasto of Crete (Rethymno) in 1630 and 1680. They appear almost identical to those recorded Nicolaus Vlasto in 1694 and for Antonio Vlasto in 1590 – all of whom were also of Crete (Rethymno). The illustration is from Les Vlasto – Une Famille Patricienne Crétoise by Costas Kerofilas. |
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