Rola 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 and
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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One of the several Polish coats of arms which
adopted
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Lithuania
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catholic
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nobles due to
Union of Horodło (1413) acts.
Blazon
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Gules, a rose Argent seeded Or, encircled by three coulters Argent, one pointed downwards.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
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Jan Januszowski
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Piotr Wolyniec
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Balthasar "Balthus" Klossowski
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Pierre Klossowski
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Stanisław Kostka Gadomski
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Stanisław Lubieniecki
Stanisław Lubieniecki (german: link=no, Stanislaus de Lubienietz, also ''Lubiniezky'' or ''Lubyenyetsky'') (August 23, 1623 in Raków – May 18, 1675 in Hamburg) was a Polish Socinian theologist, historian, astronomer, and writer. He is the e ...
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Józef Niemojewski
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Stanisław Rola-Arciszewski Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
*Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, Cal ...
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Augustinus Rotundus
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Aleksander Rożniecki
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
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Jan Tarnowski
Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and was th ...
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Tomasz Wawrzecki
Tomasz Antoni Wawrzecki () (1753–1816) was a distinguished Polish-Lithuanian politician and military commander. During Kościuszko Uprising, he succeeded Tadeusz Kościuszko as the .
Early life
Tomasz Wawrzecki was born in the in 1754 or 7 ...
Gallery
image:Herb Rola, Baranow Sandomierski.PNG, fresco
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in Baranów Sandomierski Castle
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image:Herb Rola.jpg, Rola
image:POL COA Kroje.svg, Kroje (variant)
image:POL COA Borek III.svg, Borek III (variant)
image:POL COA Kątny.svg, Kątny (variant)
image:POL COA Proboszczowski.svg, Proboszczowski (variant)
image:POL COA Sieroszewski.svg, Sieroszewski (variant)
image:POL COA Wierzejewski.svg, Wierzejewski (variant)
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
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triskelion
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The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals, or represent three bent human legs. It is found in artefacts o ...
External links
* Rola Coat of Arms and bearers
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Bibliography
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Jean Le Fevre de Saint-Remy (15th century). ''Armorial Toison d'Or''. fol. 119v
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Polish coats of arms