Kamenicky (''Kameničtí z Kamenice, sg. Kamenický'' in
Czech; german: Kameniczky von Kamenicz ) is a Czech
noble family (
uradel) originating from the
Margraviate of Moravia
The Margraviate of Moravia ( cs, Markrabství moravské; german: Markgrafschaft Mähren) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administrated by a margrave in cooperat ...
. The family has been known since the 15th century. The name derives from the family's ancestral seat Kamenice in Moravia. Original seal from the year 1571 depicting the coat of arms is deposited in the Franzens museum (
Moravské zemské muzeum) in
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
. The coat of arms featuring a sloping wine tendril with two leaves and a bunch of grapes. One family branch got a majesty letter 1587 from the Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–160 ...
confirming the knighthood. In addition Kamenicky family is mentioned in the genealogist Bartholomeus Paprocký's work Diadochos published in Prague 1602.
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Moravian noble families
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