Świnka coat of arms
Świńka (Polish medieval language for "Boar") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families.
| Świnka | |
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| Details | |
| Battle cry | Świnka |
| Alternative names | Parcaria, Parvus Sus, Porcaria Sus, Świnia głowa |
| Earliest mention | 1108 |
| Towns | castle Świny |
| Families | Błeszyński, Bogusławski, Bratkowski, Cholawski, Czacki, Czaczkowski, Czajewski, Danewicz, Dewknetowicz, Dewknotowicz, Dowknotowicz, Dziwosz, Gawroński, Grabianowski, Grzebski, Grzębski, Grzybieński, Grzymaczewski, Ikierat, Jentkiewicz, Jeżewicz, Jutrkowski, Kaczkowski, Kakanowski, Kakawski, Kakowski, Kamieński, Kamiński, Kania, Krzczonanowski, Krzczonowski, Krzyżanowski, Malborski, Mączeński, Mączyński, Michelsdorf, Mikuszewski, Pęciłło, Piotrowski, Podbrzeski, Pomorzański, Porkus, Robaczynski, Rucki, Semisłowski, Stroliński, Stwoliński, Strzycki, Strzyski, Świnka, Tomisławski, Weperm, Wierzycki, Zajączek, Zieliński, Zmysłowski |
History
Świńka is one of the oldest coats of arms in Poland. According to legend, the history of the Świńka family began in 712, when a certain Biwoj, squire to Queen Libusza, gave her a giant boar that he had hunted down in the forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms, the village of Świny (Swinehausen) in Silesia, and her daughter.
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Józef Zajączek, Prince, General
- Andrzej Czacki, Catholic bishop
- Jakub Świnka (1283–1314), Archbishop of Gniezno
- Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, General in US Civil War
Gallery
Swinka coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle.
Coat of Arms of Counts Czacki
See also
- Polish heraldry
- Heraldic family
- List of Polish nobility coats of arms
External links
- J. Lyčkoŭski. "Belarusian Nobility Coats of Arms". Swinka Coat of Arms and bearers. (in English)
- "Armorial of Belarusian Nobility". (in English)
Bibliography
- Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby - Wiktor Wittyg
- Herby Rodów Polskich (Polish Coats of Arms) - Mieczysław Paszkiewicz ISBN 0-901149-34-9, reprint of "Herby Szlachty Polskiej" - Zbigniew Leszczyc, 1908
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