Kierdeja coat of arms
| Kierdeja | |
|---|---|
 Battle cry: - | |
| Details | |
| Alternative names | - |
| Earliest mention | 14th century |
| Towns | none |
| Families | 24 names altogether: Czaplic, Dzius, Dziusa, Dziusz, Dżusa, Girdziewicz, Girsztowt, Hojski, Hoscki, Hościł, Hoścki, Jarmund, Kierdej, Kierdeja, Kierdejowicz, Kiernicki, Koziński, Krzywicki, Krzywiecki, Mniszyński, Mylski, Pohorecki, Szpanowski, Wielhorski |
Kierdeja - is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Kierdeja coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- General Eufemiusz Czaplic
- Jan Czaplic (Kiev castellan, d. 1604)
- Aleksander Czaplic-Szpanowski (Polish Arian connected with the Kisielin community (Volhynia), expelled from Poland in 1660, d. 1664)
- Józef Czaplic (Orthodox bishop of Lutsk, d. 1654)
- Celestyn Czaplic (Master of the Hunt of the Crown, Marshal of Polish Sejm, d. 1804)