Bończa is a
Polish coat of arms.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
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House of Badeni
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Stanisław Chomętowski
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Stefan Chmielecki
Stefan Chmielecki (died 1630) was a Polish noble of Chmieleccy noble family and voivode of Kiev (1629–1630). He was married to Teofila Chmielecka. He used Chmielecki's family crest: Bończa coat of arms
Bończa is a Polish coat of arms.
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House of Fredro
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
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Aleksander Fredro
Aleksander Fredro (20 June 1793 – 15 July 1876) was a Polish poet, playwright and author active during Polish Romanticism in the period of partitions by neighboring empires. His works including plays written in the octosyllabic verse (''Zemst ...
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Józef Ignacy Dyga Polish National Army, victim of Russian massacre at
Katyń
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Stanisław Jakub Skarżyński Group Captain Polish Air Force, record holder transatlantic flight 1933
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Ambroży Mikołaj Skarżyński Baron, General, Chief of Napoleon's Imperial Guard squadron (Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard).
Related coat of arms
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Chłędowski coat of arms
* coat of arms
Gallery
file:POL COA Fredro II.svg, Counts Fredro
File:POL COA Badeni 1887.svg, Counts Badeni (1887)
File:POL COA Bończa-Badeni.svg, Counts Badeni
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
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List of coats of arms of Polish nobility
Polish heraldry is typical to the Polish nobility/szlachta, which has its origins in Middle Ages knights/warriors clans that provided military support to the King, Dukes or overlords.
Exceptions apart, all Polish families belonging to the same no ...
Bibliography
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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. .
* Sławomir Górzyński: Arystokracja polska w Galicji: studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne. Warszawa: DiG, 2009, s. 85-87. .
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070714033407/http://www.ornatowski.com/index/herbyszlacheckie.htm
* http://gajl.wielcy.pl/herby_lista.php?startp=0&herbcnt=1&lang=pl&query=8Boncza*&submit=Wy%C5%9Bwietl+Herby
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Polish coats of arms