Denhof coat of arms

Denhof is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Dönhoff (German) or Denhoff (Polish) (sometimes also Denhof or Doenhoff) was a Duchy of Livonia, Livonian German nobility, German noble family, a branch of which moved to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century and became recognized as a Polish noble (''szlachta'') there.

History

Blazon

Argent a boar's head caboshed sable armed of the field. Crest: issuant out of a crest coronet or a demi-boar sable armed argent pierced by two spears saltire-wise points in chief also argent. Mantled sable doubled argent.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
*Ernst Magnus Dönhoff (1581-1642), voivode of Parnawa (1640-1642)
*Kasper Dönhoff (1587-1645), voivode of Dorpat (1627-1634)
*Alexander von Dönhoff (1683-1742), Prussian Lieutenant-General
*Sophie von Dönhoff (1768-1838), morganatic spouse of Frederick William II of Prussia
*August Heinrich Hermann von Dönhoff (1797-1874), Prussian diplomat
*Marion Dönhoff (1909-2002), a German journalist

See also

* Polish heraldry
* Heraldry

Sources

Herbarz Polski - Polish Armorial 2009/2010 (Tadeusz Gajl) - Herb Denhof
*w:pl:Denhoff (herb szlachecki), Denhoff (herb szlachecki), according to Polish site (June 19, 2011)
*Dönhoff

Polish coats of arms

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