Jelita is a
Polish coat of arms
The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as ''godło'' both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that ...
. It was used by several
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
families.
History
One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First depicted on the seal of Tomisław z Mokrska from 1316.
Additionally, the Polish medieval chronicler, diplomat and soldier
Jan Długosz referred to those bearing the Jelita coat of arms as "a clan born in Poland of men who are modestly devoted to dogs and hunting."
Legend
Legend says that coat of arms was granted by King
Władysław I Łokietek to a peasant soldier (and his family) after the
Battle of Płowce
The Battle of Płowce took place on 27 September 1331 between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order.
Background
The Teutonic plan was to support John of Bohemia in an invasion of Silesia. Władysław I the Elbow-high had claimed lordshi ...
(1331) in which the Polish armies defeated the 40,000-strong force of the
Teutonic Knights with minimal casualties. The man fought with great courage and only fell in battle when pierced by three spears in the abdominal region which caused his bowels to fall out. Shortly before death the King ennobled the fatally wounded man. Hence the three crossed spears in the coat of arms as well as the name Jelita - Bowels or Guts.
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
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House of Zamoyski
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Adam Zamoyski
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Jan Zamoyski
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Joanna Barbara Zamoyska
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Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska
**
Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski
**
Tomasz Zamoyski
*
Florian Pacanowski
*
Józef Śliwicki
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Franciszek Dąbrowski
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Stefan Żeromski
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Witold Lutosławski
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Ryszard Kaczorowski
Ryszard Kaczorowski, GCMG (; 26 November 1919 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish statesman. From 1989 to 1990, he served as the last President of Poland- in-exile. He succeeded Kazimierz Sabbat, and resigned his post following Poland's regaini ...
*
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Gallery
image:POL COA Zamoyski.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Zamoyski
image:Bielski hrabia POL COA.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Bielski
image:POL COA Gorłowski.svg, Gorłowski (odm.)
image:POL COA Hilchen.svg, Hilchen (odm.)
image:POL COA Geometer.svg, Geometer (odm.)
image:POL COA Jelita III.svg, Jelita III (odm.)
image:POL COA Koźlakowski.svg, Koźlakowski (odm.)
image:POL COA Manikowski.svg, Manikowski (odm.)
image:POL COA Maszalski.svg, Maszalski (odm.)
image:POL COA Natalis.svg, Natalis (odm.)
image:POL COA Serny.svg, Serny (odm.)
image:POL COA Sienicki.svg, Sienicki (odm.)
image:POL COA Słowieński.svg, Słowieński (odm.)
image:POL COA Szczerbic.svg, Szczerbic (odm.)
image:POL COA Szydłowski.svg, Szydłowski (odm.)
image:POL COA Wielkołucki.svg, Wielkołucki (odm.)
See also
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Polish heraldry
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Heraldic family
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List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Bibliography
* Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. .
* Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 112. .
External links
* http://www.tchorznicki.com/herb_ojelitczykach.html
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Polish coats of arms