Nałęcz coat of arms

Nałęcz ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by associated szlachta families in the Kingdom of Poland (see Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385), and Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).

History

Nałęcz is a Polish coat of arms from the 12th century (like the Abdank, Leliwa, Radwan, and Bogorya coats of arms) that represented unity and harmony. It was used by the Gembiccy, Ostrorogowie, Szamotulscy, Chełmicki, Czarnkowscy, Slizewicz, Raczyńscy, Raczkowski, Dworniccy, Sadowski, Łowińscy, Grąbczewscy and other families. It is traditionally described as a silver shawl, tied, on a red background. Most versions had the shawl tied downwards; some were tied upwards. Some families showed the woman at the top blindfolded. Earlier versions and some modern ones depict the shawl untied. The shawl is similar in shape to the Teutonic image of Rune Othila, the Rune of a Fatherland.

The Nałęcz arms were initially connected with Greater Poland. The Nałęcze were accused of murdering Przemysł II in 1296. They also allied with Brandenburg against Władysław I Łokietek, and after the death of Louis I of Hungary waged war against the Grzymalites, attempting to put Ziemowit III of Masovia forcibly on the throne of Poland.

The best-known Poles who bore these arms were Joseph Conrad (Korzeniowski) and Sędziwój Ostroróg. A Nałęcz relief is on the Guard House building in Poznań.

Blazon

In heraldic English, the shield may be blazoned: Gules the Nałęcz shawl circled and knotted Argent.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

• Józef Karol Konrad Chełmicki
• Kazimierz Franciszek Czarnkowski
• Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski
• Benedykt Dybowski
• Apollo Korzeniowski
• Joseph Conrad Korzeniowski
• House of Małachowski
  • Jacek Małachowski
  • Stanisław Małachowski
• Fryderyk Józef Moszyński
• Mikołaj Ostroróg
• Edward Raczyński (1786–1845)
• Edward Aleksander Raczyński
• Edward Bernard Raczyński
• Józef Sosnowski

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Aristocratic variations

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Other

• Nałecz coat of arms of Stanisław Slawieński in his burial monument inside Gniezno Cathedral (Template:Circa)
  Nałecz coat of arms of Stanisław Slawieński in his burial monument inside Gniezno Cathedral (Template:Circa)
• Nałęcz coat of arms of Kazimierz Raczyński, detail of Guardhouse in Poznań
  Nałęcz coat of arms of Kazimierz Raczyński, detail of Guardhouse in Poznań
• The Nałęcz Flag
  The Nałęcz Flag
• Medieval version of Nałecz coat of arms according to the Gelre Armorial
  Medieval version of Nałecz coat of arms according to the Gelre Armorial
• A silver ring belonging to the Kalitvianski (Kalitwiński) family with an embossed Nałęcz coat of arms, manufactured in the XIX century in the Russian Empire.
  A silver ring belonging to the Kalitvianski (Kalitwiński) family with an embossed Nałęcz coat of arms, manufactured in the XIX century in the Russian Empire.
• Coat of arms of the Polish President Stanisław Wojciechowski as Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1923). The Chapel of the Order of the Elephant, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød (Denmark).
  Coat of arms of the Polish President Stanisław Wojciechowski as Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1923). The Chapel of the Order of the Elephant, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød (Denmark).
• Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu, Archbishop of Gniezno
  Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu, Archbishop of Gniezno
• Armorial Toison d'Or
  Armorial Toison d'Or
• Nałęcz coat of arms by Bartłomiej Paprocki published in "Gniazdo cnoty.." (1578)
  Nałęcz coat of arms by Bartłomiej Paprocki published in "Gniazdo cnoty.." (1578)

See also

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

Bibliography

• Juliusz Karol Ostrowski: Księga herbowa rodów polskich. T. 1-2. Warszawa: Główny skład księgarnia antykwarska B. Bolcewicza, 1897.
• Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. Warszawa: skł. gł. Gebethner i Wolff, 1899.
• Franciszek Piekosiński: Heraldyka polska wieków średnich. Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 1899.
• Józef Szymański: Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Warszawa: PWN, 1993. Template:ISBN.
• Anna Wajs: Materiały genealogiczne, nobilitacje, indygenaty w zbiorach Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych w Warszawie. Warszawa: DiG, 2001. Template:ISBN.
• Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004. Template:ISBN.
• Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. Template:ISBN.
• Tadeusz Gajl: Nowy herbarz polski. 5 000 herbow + 50 000 nazwisk. Gdański Kantor Wydawniczy, 2016. Template:ISBN

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