Wieniawa is a Polish

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. It was used by several noble, in Polish language szlachta families in the times of

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and the

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History

The Wieniawa coat of arms originated from

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The m ...

in the 11th century. First record is from 1382 (a seal).

Blazon

English blazon: "'' Or, an ox head sable with a nose ring of the first in chief.''"

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *

Jerzy Białłozor Jerzy Białłozor (c. 1622-1665) was a Polish nobleman, bishop of Smoleńsk since 1658 and Wilno since 21 November 1661, secretary of the King. Son of Krzysztof Białłozor the Marshal of Upita and starost of Abele. References * Ryszard Mien ...

* Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski * House of Leszczyński **

Stanisław I Leszczyński 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, Cali ...

Maria Leszczyńska Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

** Bogusław Leszczyński ** Rafał Leszczyński *

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 ...

historian * Denis Zubrytsky (1777–1862), Ukrainian historian

Gallery

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Leżajsk Leżajsk (; yi, ליזשענסק-Lizhensk; uk, Лежа́йськ, Lezháysʹk), officially the Free Royal City of Leżajsk ( pl, Wolne Królewskie Miasto Leżajsk), is a town in southeastern Poland with 13,871 inhabitants. It has been situated ...

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Wiślica Wiślica is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiślica. It lies on the Nida River, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and so ...

Bibliography

* Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 176. . *

: Insignia seu Clenodia Regis et Regni Poloniae. Poznań: Zygmunt Celichowski, 1885, s. 20. *

Kasper Niesiecki Kasper Niesiecki (31 December 1682 – 9 July 1744), also known as Kacper Niesiecki, was a Polish heraldist, Jesuit, lexicographer, writer, theologian and preacher. Biography Niesiecki was born in Greater Poland to a burgher family. In 1699 ...

, Herbarz, t. IX, s. 301-302 * Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 313. . * Józef Szymański: Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Warszawa: PWN, 1993, s. 289-291. . *

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, s. 406-539. . * Kasper Niesiecki, Herbarz, t. IX, s. 301-302 * Juliusz Karol Ostrowski: Ksiega herbowa rodów polskich. Warszawa: 1897. * Sławomir Górzyński: Arystokracja polska w Galicji: studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne. Warszawa: DiG, 2009, s. 152-153. .

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