Lis coat of arms
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Lis (Polish for "Fox") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of Clan Lis.
Legend
In 1058 Duke Casimir I the Restorer while chasing the pagan Lithuanians and Yotvingians who devastated Polish lands, came to Sochaczew. He sent a knight of the Lis Clan (Fox Clan) to scout the region for enemies. When the knight came across a river he met a strong enemy unit. Unable to attack them alone, he decided immediately to shoot a lighted arrow into the air to call for reinforcements. Help arrived soon and defeated the enemies. A grateful Casimir granted the brave knight a new coat of arms with an arrow in the escutcheon and his former sign - the fox - was placed in the crest.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Krystyn z Kozichgłów
- Jaksa z Targowiska
- Mikołaj z Kozłowa
- Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
- Stanisław Chomętowski
- Sapieha Family
- Szymon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia
- Melchior Wańkowicz
- Henryk Samsonowicz
- Ferdynand Ruszczyc
- Alexander Prince Świrski
- Andrzej Prince Świrski-Jarnicki
- Mateusz Prince Cichocki-Lis-Jarnicki
- Marian Prince Lis-Jarnicki
- Roman Prince Świrski
- Eric Prince Świrski
- Yuri Lisyansky
Gallery
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Bianki (odm.)
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Jerlicz (odm.)
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Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha
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Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha (1858-1859)
External links
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See also
Bibliography
- Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 238-240. Template:ISBN.
- Jan Długosz: Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, ks. IX. Kraków: 1867-1870, s. 264.
- Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. Template:ISBN.
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