Achinger is a
Polish coat of arms. It was used by several
szlachta families in the times of the
Kingdom of Poland
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and the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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.
Notable bearers
Among the notable bearers was ''
szlachcic''
Augustyn Aichinger originally from
Nuremberg
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, business partner of
Konstanty Korniakt
Konstanty Korniakt ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Κορνιακτός, Konstantinos Korniaktos; c. 1517 – 1 August 1603) was a merchant of Greek descent, active throughout Central and Eastern Europe; a leaseholder of royal tolls who collected ...
(1520–1603) who made his fortune in international trade and became financial advisor to
moldavia
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n
hospodar
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Etymology and Slavic usage
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Alexandru Lăpușneanu
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. Aichinger was active in
Wallachia
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, where he served also as Korniakt's business contact. Their immensely profitable deals under the
reign
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of King
Sigismund II Augustus
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covered most of Central and Eastern Europe from Turkey to Germany, based on large-scale trade in Greek wines, cotton, honey, skins and furs.
Other:
*
Ajchingier family, Polish-German nobles
*
Bażyński family (Baysen), Polish-German nobles
**
Jan Bażyński, first Polish governor of
Royal Prussia
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**
Gabriel Bażyński,
Voivode of Chelmno
Gallery
file:POL COA Achinger.svg, Achinger variation
file:Achinger odmiana 2.svg, Achinger II
file:POL COA Achinger III.svg, Achinger III
file:POL COA Łyśniewski.svg, Łyśniewski, a variation of Achinger according to Pragart[Przemysław Pragert: Herbarz rodzin kaszubskich. T. 2. BiT, 2007, s. 124-126, 268. .]
file:POL COA Łyśniewski I a.svg, Łyśniewski I (a)
file:POL COA Łyśniewski II.svg, Łyśniewski II
file:POL COA Bartsch II.svg, Bartsch I, probably a variation of the Achinger
file:POL COA Bartsch I.svg, Bartsch II
See also
*
Polish heraldry
Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic sys ...
*
Heraldic family
A heraldic clan (''ród herbowy''), in Poland, comprised all the noble ('' szlachta'') bearers of the same coat of arms. The members of a heraldic clan were not necessarily linked by consanguinity. The concept was unique to Polish heraldry.
H ...
*
List of Polish nobility coats of arms
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* List (surname)
Organizations
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References
Bibliography
*
Kasper Niesiecki
Kasper Niesiecki (31 December 1682 – 9 July 1744), also known as Kacper Niesiecki, was a Polish heraldist, Jesuit, lexicographer, writer, theologian and preacher.
Biography
Niesiecki was born in Greater Poland to a burgher family. In 1699 ...
: Herbarz Polski (Polish Armorial),
Lwów, 1738
*
Tadeusz Gajl
Tadeusz Gajl (born 1940 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian-born Polish artist and graphic designer, notable for his contemporary illustrations on the coats of arms borne by the historical nobility (''szlachta'') of Poland.
After graduating fr ...
: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. .
* Herbarz rodowy, Alfred Znamierowski,
Warszawa
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2004,
* Józef Szymański: Herbarz rycerstwa polskiego z XVI wieku. Warszawa: DiG, 2001, s. 7. .
External links
History of Achinger Coat of Arms in EnglishEncyklopedia staropolska
{{Coats of arms of Polish families, state=collapsed
Achinger