Coat of arms of Świnka
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| Świnka | |
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 Battle cry: Świnka |
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| Alternative names | Parvus sus, Porcaria, Porcaria sus |
| Earliest mention | 1352 |
| Towns | none |
| Families | 48 altogether: Błeszyński, Bogusławski, Bratkowski, Cholawski, Czacki, Czaczkowski, Czajewski, Danewicz, Dewknetowicz, Dewknotowicz, Dowknotowicz, Dziwosz, Gawroński, Grabianowski, Grzebski, Grzębski, Grzybieński, Grzymaczewski, Ikierat, Jentkiewicz, Jutrkowski, Kaczkowski, Kakanowski, Kakawski, Kakowski, Kamieński, Kamiński, Krzczonanowski, Krzyżanowski, Malborski, Mączeński, Mączyński, Michelsdorf, Mikuszewski, Piotrowski, Podbrzeski, Pomorzański, Porkus, Semisłowski, Stwoliński, Strzycki, Strzyski, Świnka, Tomisławski, Weperm, Wierzycki, Zajączek, Zieliński |
Świnka - is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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[edit] History
Świnka is one of the oldest coats of arms used in Poland. According to the legend, the history of the Świnka family started in 712, when certain Biwoj, squire of queen Libusza, gave her a giant boar he hunted in a forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms, the village of Świny in Silesia and her daughter.
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[edit] Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:
- Józef Zajączek, Prince, General
- Andrzej Czacki, Catholic bishop
- Jakub Świnka (1283-1314), archbishop of Gniezno
