Białynia is a
Polish coat of arms. 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 ...
families in the times of the
Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to:
Historical political entities
* Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031
* Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exi ...
and the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
.
History
This coat of arms was acquired in Poland in 1332 during the last year of the reign of Władyslaw Łokietek (
Władysław I the Elbow-high Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
Famous people Mononym
* ...
). The king led an expedition against the Knights of the Teutonic Order (
Teutonic Knights
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). When the army reached the enemy's camp, a knight of the house
Jastrzębiec concealed flaming arrows from the night watch and torched the enemy's tents. The fire enabled the king's army to rout and kill the enemy with dispatch. The knight's ingenuity was rewarded with the addition of an arrow to the family's coat of arms which was then named for the village, Białynia, near which the action took place. The talked of expedition likely took place during the famous
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 lordsh ...
which occurred on 27 September 1331.
Blazon
A white horseshoe with its ends pointing upwards with a cross in the middle on a shield, above the cross an arrow flying upwards upon a blue background. Five ostrich feathers on the knight's helmet.
Variations
A number of variations of the Bialynia coat of arms appeared for different families.
Image:Herb Bialina, Baranow Sandomierski.PNG, Bialynia coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle
Image:Bialynia_Coat_of_arms_Cholodecki_1790.jpg, Chołodecki
Image:Bialynia Mirski.jpg, Mirski
Image:Bialynia Bialoblocki.jpg, Białobłocki
image:Białobłocki v. Białynia.svg, Białobłocki (odm)
Image:Bialynia Ejnarowicz.jpg, Ejnarowicz
Image:POL COA Mirski.png, Światopełk-Mirski
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
*
Józef Białynia Chołodecki
*
Mikołaj Światopełk-Mirski
See also
*
Polish heraldry
*
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
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
* Gajl Tadeusz "Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku", 2007
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