Lis (
Polish for "
Fox") is a
Polish coat of arms. It was used by many
noble families of Clan Lis.
The legend of the coat of arms
In 1058 Duke
Casimir I the Restorer while chasing the pagan
Lithuanians
Lithuanians ( lt, lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people. Another million or two make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Unite ...
and
Yotvingians who devastated Polish lands, came to
Sochaczew. He sent a knight of the Lis Clan (''Fox Clan'') to scout the region for enemies. When the knight came across a river he met a strong enemy unit. Unable to attack them alone, he decided immediately to shoot a lighted arrow into the air to call for reinforcements. Help arrived soon and defeated the enemies. A grateful Casimir granted the brave knight a new coat of arms with an arrow in the
escutcheon and his former sign - the fox - was placed in the
crest.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this
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 ...
have included:
*Krystyn z Kozichgłów
*Jaksa z Targowiska
*Mikołaj z Kozłowa
*
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (27 May 1876 – 3 January 1945) was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil War in which he participated.
...
*
Stanisław Chomętowski
*
Sapieha Family
**
Adam Stefan Sapieha
**
Aleksander Michał Sapieha
**Aleksander Paweł Sapieha
**
Jan Sapieha
**
Kazimierz Sapieha
**Kazimierz Jan Paweł Sapieha
**
Lew Sapieha
Lew Sapieha ( lt, Leonas Sapiega; be, Леў Сапега or Lieŭ Sapieha; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Gr ...
**
Paweł Jan Sapieha
Paul John Sapieha ( lt, Povilas Jonas Sapiega) (1609–1665) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic).
Sapieha became a Hussar Rotmistrz in 1633, courtier in 1635, Obozny of Lithuania in 1638, Podstoli of Lithuania in 1645, voivode ...
**
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
*
Szymon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia
*
Melchior Wańkowicz
Melchior Wańkowicz (10 January 1892 – 10 September 1974) was a Polish army officer, popular writer, political journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writing ...
*
Henryk Samsonowicz
Henryk Bohdan Samsonowicz (23 January 1930 – 28 May 2021) was a Polish historian specializing in medieval Poland, prolific writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw. In 1989–1990, he was the minister of education in the government of ...
*
Ferdynand Ruszczyc
Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family.
Biography
Born in the village of Bohdanów (then Russian Empire, now Belarus), Ruszczyc spent hi ...
Gallery
Image:Bianki POL COA.svg, Bianki (odm.)
Image:POL COA Jerlicz.svg, Jerlicz (odm.)
image:Herb Sapiehów.PNG, Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha
image:POL COA Sapieha alt.svg, Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha (1858-1859)
External links
* Lis Coat of Arms (including altered) and their bearers
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
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
Bibliography
* Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 238-240. .
*
Jan Długosz
Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...
: Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, ks. IX. Kraków: 1867-1870, s. 264.
*
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. .
Polish coats of arms
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