Łabędź coat of arms

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Łabędź
Łabędź
Alternative name(s)Cygnus, Junosza, Łabęć, Łabuć, Łambęć, Skrzymno, Skrzynno, Skrzyński
Earliest mention1421
Families
346 names
CitiesBiłgoraj, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Zbąszynek, Zbąszyń, Żelechów
DivisionsKępno County, Gmina Przasnysz, Gmina Kępno, Gmina Borkowice

Łabędź (Polish for "Swan") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families known as szlachta in Polish in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval (Łabędzie) family as well as families connected with the Clan by adoption.

History[]

Blazon[]

Gules a swan passant Argent beaked and legged Or.

Notable bearers[]

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

  • family
  • Teodor Bujnicki
  • Mszczuj of Skrzynno
  • Lucjan Żeligowski
  • August Zaleski
  • [citation needed]
  • [citation needed]
  • (Шемет)[citation needed]

Gallery[]

Szpot variations

See also[]

  • Polish heraldry
  • Heraldic family
  • List of Polish nobility coats of arms

Bibliography[]

  • Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.
  • Herby szlachty polskiej, S. Górzyński, J.Kochanowski, Warszawa 1992.

References[]

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