Pierzchała coat of arms
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Pierzchała (Roch) is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. According to most heraldists, the proper name of it is "Pierzchała" (Pirzchała), recorded in 1409. The word "Roch" is Polish for the heraldic emblem: the rook, it was later used as the name (recorded in 1422).
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
Gallery
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Pierzchała or Roch variation 1461
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Pierzchała or Roch variation 1461
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Variation
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Count Colonna-Walewski
See also
Related coat of arms
Bibliography
- Juliusz Karol Ostrowski Księga herbowa rodów polskich. Warszawa, 1897-1906.
- Ludwik Pierzchała Herb Pierzchała, w: "Miesięcznik Heraldyczny", t. 1, Lwów 1908
- Ludwik Pierzchała Jeszcze herb Roch, w: "Miesięcznik Heraldyczny", nr 12, Warszawa 1932
- Józef Szymański Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1993.
- Marcin Michał Wiszowaty Słoń bojowy a sprawa polska w: "Verbum Nobile. Pismo środowiska szlacheckiego" nr 11/1997.
- Gert Oswald Lexikon der Heraldik. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1984, Template:ISBN
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