Zagłoba - is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several

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families in the times of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

History

It originally comes from the city of Plock,

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in central

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. Bearers of this

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took part in January Uprising and Polish-Soviet War.

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Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * Władysław Smoleński (1851–1926), professor of history at

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History

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Notable bearers

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