Janina coat of arms

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Janina
Janina
Battle cryJanina
Alternative name(s)Clipeus in Clipeum, Szczyt w Szczycie, Tarcza w Tarczy, Pole w Polu
Earliest mention1379 (seal)
Families
276 names
CitiesZłoczów
DivisionsWilanów, Scutum

Janina is a Polish nobility clan coat-of-arms. Borne by several noble families descended in the-male line from the medieval lords of Janina (the eponyms of the clan) or legally adopted into the clan upon ennoblement.

History[]

Janina is the only coat of arms represented on the sky as constellation - Scutum. It was created by Johannes Hevelius in 1684,[1] and originally named it Scutum Sobiescianum (the shield of Sobieski) to commemorate the victory of the Polish forces led by King John III Sobieski in the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Later, the name was shortened to Scutum.

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Blazon[]

The coat of arms was used in a variety of tinctures and designs, varying greatly from family to family. All of them depicted what is described in the alternative names for the Janina, that is a "field in a field" or a "shield within a shield".

Notable bearers[]

Most notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • members of the Sobieski family, including King Jan III Sobieski and Katarzyna Sobieska (pictured)
Jan III Sobieski
Katarzyna Sobieska

Gallery[]

  • Coat of arms of Jan III Sobieski as the King of Poland

  • Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk.

  • Scutum Sobiescianum- Johannes Hevelius drew the constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690.

  • Variation of Janina

  • Warepski vel Warępski, variation of Janina

  • Chunowski, variation of Janina

  • Jurgielewicz, variation of Janina

  • Axt, a Silesian coat of arms, variation of Janina according to Alfred Znamierowski[2]

  • Zgraja, variation of Janina

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Star Tales ― Scutum by Ian Ridpath
  2. ^ Herbarz rodowy, Alfred Znamierowski, Warszawa 2004, ISBN 83-7391-166-9.

Bibliography[]

  • Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007, s. 406-539. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.

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