Polish coat of arms
Nałęcz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈnawɛnt͡ʂ]) is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by associated szlachta families in the Kingdom of Poland (see Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385), and Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).
History
Nałęcz is a Polish coat of arms from the 12th century (like the Abdank, Leliwa, Radwan, and Bogorya coats of arms) that represented unity and harmony. It was used by the Gembiccy, Ostrorogowie, Szamotulscy, Chełmicki, Czarnkowscy, Slizewicz, Raczyńscy, Raczkowski, Dworniccy, Sadowski, Łowińscy, Grąbczewscy and other families. It is traditionally described as a silver shawl, tied, on a red background. Most versions had the shawl tied downwards; some were tied upwards. Earlier versions and some modern ones depict the shawl untied. The shawl is similar in shape to the Teutonic image of Rune Othila, the Rune of a Fatherland.
The Nałęcz arms were initially connected with Greater Poland. The Nałęcze were accused of murdering Przemysł II in 1296. They also allied with Brandenburg against Władysław I Łokietek, and after the death of Louis I of Hungary waged war against the Grzymalites, attempting to put Ziemowit III of Masovia forcibly on the throne of Poland.
The best-known Poles who bore these arms were Joseph Conrad (Korzeniowski) and Sędziwój Ostroróg.
A Nałęcz relief is on the Guard House building in Poznań.
Blazon
In heraldic English, the shield may be blazoned: Gules the Nałęcz shawl circled and knotted Argent.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
Gallery
Standard variations
Coat of arms of Stanisław Bartoloni, 1589
Coat of arms of Dybowski family
Coat of arms of Felsztyński family (1780)
Coat of arms of Gostomski family
Coat of arms of Korth vel Kort family
Coat of arms of Kunowski family
Coat of arms of Mikołaj Łączyński, 1580
Coat of arms of Dobrogost Miliński, 1570
Coat of arms of Gołyszewski and Morawski family
Nałęcz II
Nałęcz III
Nałęcz IV
Nałęcz V
Coat of arms of Andrzej Strykowski, 1565 and Jan and Stanisła Niczów, 1578
Coat of arms of Nowosielecki family
Coat of arms of Odachowski family
Coat of arms of Counts Ostroróg
Coat of arms of Tomasz Pirawski, 17th century
Coat of arms of Raczkowski family, 1591[2][3] Coat of arms of Rostworowski family
Coat of arms of Szawłowski family
Coat of arms of Tański family
Coat of arms of Jan Węgier, 1613
Coat of arms of Woropaj family
Coat of arms of Maciej Żądłowski, 1565
Coat of arms of Żychliński family.
Aristocratic variations
Coat of arms of Counts Gorzeński family
Coat of arms of Counts Kęszycki, Łączyński and Małachowski
Coat of arms of Count Stanisław Małachowski
Coat of arms of Counts Moszczeński
Coat of arms of Counts Moszczeński.
Coat of arms of Counts Ostrorog
Coat of arms of Counts Raczyński
Other
See also
Bibliography
- Juliusz Karol Ostrowski: Księga herbowa rodów polskich. T. 1-2. Warszawa: Główny skład księgarnia antykwarska B. Bolcewicza, 1897.
- Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. Warszawa: skł. gł. Gebethner i Wolff, 1899.
- Franciszek Piekosiński: Heraldyka polska wieków średnich. Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 1899.
- Józef Szymański: Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Warszawa: PWN, 1993. ISBN 83-01-09797-3.
- Anna Wajs: Materiały genealogiczne, nobilitacje, indygenaty w zbiorach Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych w Warszawie. Warszawa: DiG, 2001. ISBN 83-7181-173-X.
- Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004. ISBN 83-7391-166-9.
- Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.
- Tadeusz Gajl: Nowy herbarz polski. 5 000 herbow + 50 000 nazwisk. Gdański Kantor Wydawniczy, 2016. ISBN 978-83-65387-05-9
References
- ^ Not mentioned in the works of Tadeusz Gajl.
- ^ Gajl, Tadeusz. Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.,Herb:Raczkowski
- ^ Wiktor Wittyg, Stanisław Dziadulewicz, "Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby", 1912, p. 262, Quote: "RACZKOWSKI, h. Nałęcz odm. (w szczycie rogi jelenie), Łukasz, w roku 1591 opłaca pobór z części swej wsi Raczkowa, woj. Kaliskie, pow. Gnieźnieński; Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, No 652"
External links
- J. Lyczkowski. "Heraldry of Belarusian Nobility: coats of arms and its bearers". (in English)