Biberstein - 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
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
Gallery
Image:Herb Biberstein, Baranow Sandomierski.PNG, Biberstein coat of arms in Baranów Sandomierki castle
See also
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Bieberstein Bieberstein is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein (1842–1912), German politician
*Adolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American footballer
* Arno Bieberstein (1884–1918), German swimmer
*Fri ...
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Polish heraldry
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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 ...
Bibliography
* Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen ''"Herbarz polski
Kaspra Niesieckiego S.J. powiększony dodatkami z późniejszych autorów, rękopisów, dowodów urzędowych", Tom I, Lipsk 1839-1846
* Ulanowski B. ''Inscriptiones clenodiales ex libris iudicialibus palatinatus Cracoviensis, "Starodawne prawa polskiego pomniki"'', Kraków 1885
* Piekosiński Franciszek ''"Heraldyka polska wieków średnich"'', Kraków 1899
* Białkowski Leon "Ród Bibersteinów a ród Momotów godła jeleniego Rogu w wiekach XIV-XVI" Lublin 1948
External links
* http://gajl.wielcy.pl/herby_nazwiska.php?lang=pl&herb=biberstein
Polish coats of arms
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