Kropacz ''(Kropáč or Niewiadomski II)'' is a
Polish coat of arms and
Czech coat of arms. It was used by several
knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...
and
szlachta (
cs ''šlechtice'') 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 ...
,
Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia ( cs, České království),; la, link=no, Regnum Bohemiae sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czec ...
and
Duchies of Silesia
The Duchies of Silesia were the more than twenty divisions of the region of Silesia formed between the 12th and 14th centuries by the breakup of the Duchy of Silesia, then part of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1335, the duchies were ceded to the Kin ...
.
History
6 June 1473 Wacław of Niewiadom was promoted to the lord of the
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is ...
.
Blazon
In a field of blue
morningstar on two morningstars.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
* Václav Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is ...
(1473–1494),
* Jan Kropáč z Nevědomí and his son Mikuláš Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Bučovice
Bučovice (; german: Butschowitz) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages and hamlets of Černčín, Kloboučky, Marefy and Vícemilice are ad ...
(1494–1512)
* Jindřich Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Ivanovice na Hané
Ivanovice na Hané (german: Eiwanowitz in der Hanna) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Chvalkovice na Hané is an administrative pa ...
(1503–1513),
* Albert Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Ivanovice na Hané
Ivanovice na Hané (german: Eiwanowitz in der Hanna) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Chvalkovice na Hané is an administrative pa ...
(1513–1527),
* Bohuš Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Ivanovice na Hané
Ivanovice na Hané (german: Eiwanowitz in der Hanna) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Chvalkovice na Hané is an administrative pa ...
(1527–1539),
* Jan Kropáč z Nevědomí - owner of
Hranice (Přerov District)
Hranice (; german: Weißkirchen or ''Mährisch Weißkirchen'') is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ur ...
(1533–1572).
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 ...
*
Heraldry
*
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
*
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 unio ...
Sources
Jiří J. K. Nebeský, Kropáčovsko-Leskovský erbovní vývod (Hranice), Genealogické a heraldické listy 15, 1995, č. 1-2, s. 38-48*
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