Lewart coat of arms

Lewart is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was borne by several noble families of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Families that descend from the original medieval clan that assumed this c-of-a as well as those legally adopted into the clan. believed to be of German origin.

History

• The emblem of this went to Poland from Germany in the middle of the XII century by Casimir II the Just.^[1]
• Bestowed upon its first bearer for a feat of great bravery holding off a superior in (number and strength) force which caused the bestower King Władysław Łokietek to remark that a leopod if pushed can defend itself from a lion and possibly win, its origins are German (frankońskie). The first known judicial record (Wali-ears) originates from 1417 (Z. Dunin-Kozicki, Inscriptiones clenodiales, p. 35).^[2]

Blazon

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include: The Counts of Markuszewski landowners in the regions around Novogrudek Krakow and Minsk. Henryk Firlej (1574–1626) was a Polish szlachcic, bishop of Łuck (1616–1617), Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624; Deputy Chancellor of the Crown (Polish: Podkanclerzy koronny).

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of Arms

Below members of the Lewart Clan. established 1434: (50) many now extinct.[1] in bold notable members.

Lewart, Walny, Wali-uszy, Bakowski, Beski, Bielanski-Firlej, Bielanski, Bochotnicki, Broniewski, Bunski, Dubrowski, Firlej, GorskiI, GorskiII, Haupt, Kczewski, Kizewski, Kniazyszcze, Konarski, Krupski, Krwacki-Firlej, Krwacki,Lewandowski, Lewartowicz, Lewartowski, Lewinski, Lwowski, Lakocki, Marcuszowski, Count Markuszewski, Melgiewski, Motycki, Nejmanowski, Opocki, Puchniowski, Podolenski, Pety, Skwarc, Szlapa, Tokarski, Trecyusz, Tretius, Tulowski, Ujezdzki, Wierzchanowski, Wodopol, Wszelaczytnski, Zakrzewski-Firlej, Zakrzewski, Jakubczyk.

Bibliography

• Bartosz Paprocki, "Herby rycerstwa polskiego", Kraków, 1584 r.;
• Simon Okolski, "Orbis Polonus", Krakow, 1642 r., T. 1-3;
• Ks. Kacper Niesiecki, "Herby i familie rycerskie tak w Koronie jako y w W.X.L.", Lwów, 1728 r.;
• Tadeusz Gajl, "Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century", Gdańsk, 2007 r.

References

1. ^ Лакиер А.Б. § 91, № 138 // Русская геральдика. — 1855.
2. ^ peoples mentioned in these documents. Lewart: 1434 Gotard z Dolska, łowczy dobrzański; 1473 Piotr z Dąbrowicy, sędzia ziemski lubelski; 1478 Piotr z Opoki, podsędek ziemski lubelski Known are medieval seals from the coat of arms Lewart: 1434 Gotard with Dolska, łowczy dobrzański, 1473, Peter Dąbrowicy, Judge landowner lubelski; 1478, Peter Rocks, podsędek landowner lubelski (F. Piekosiński Heraldyka polska... s. 92-93; M.Haisig Sfragistyka szlachecka... s.34) (F. Piekosiński Heraldry Polish ... pp 92-93; M. Haisig Sfragistyka szlachecka ... s.34)