''Nałęcz'' () is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by associated ''

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'' families in the Kingdom of Poland (see

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, and

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) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).

History

Nałęcz is a Polish

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...

from the 12th century (like the Abdank, Leliwa, Radwan, and Bogorya coats of arms) that represented unity and harmony. It was used by the Gembiccy, Ostrorogowie, Szamotulscy, Chełmicki, Czarnkowscy, Slizewicz, Raczyńscy, Raczkowski, Dworniccy, Sadowski, Łowińscy, Grąbczewscy and other families. It is traditionally described as a silver shawl, tied, on a red background. Most versions had the shawl tied downwards; some were tied upwards. Some families showed the woman at the top blindfolded. Earlier versions and some modern ones depict the shawl untied. The shawl is similar in shape to the Teutonic image of Rune Othila, the Rune of a Fatherland. The ''Nałęcz'' arms were initially connected with

Greater Poland Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; ), is a Polish Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland. The bound ...

. The ''Nałęcze'' were accused of murdering

Przemysł II Przemysł II ( also given in English and Latin language, Latin as ''Premyslas'' or ''Premislaus'' or in Polish as '; 14 October 1257 – 8 February 1296) was the Duke of Poznań from 1257–1279, of Greater Poland from 1279 to 1296, of Kraków fr ...

in 1296. They also allied with

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against

Władysław I Łokietek Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short (c. 1260/12 March 1333), was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years. He was a member of ...

, and after the death of

Louis I of Hungary Louis I, also Louis the Great (; ; ) or Louis the Hungarian (; 5 March 132610 September 1382), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of ...

waged war against the Grzymalites, attempting to put Ziemowit III of

Masovia Mazovia or Masovia ( ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the largest city and Płock being the capital of the region . Throughout the ...

forcibly on the throne of Poland. The best-known Poles who bore these arms were

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(Korzeniowski) and Sędziwój Ostroróg. A Nałęcz relief is on the Guard House building in Poznań.

Blazon

In heraldic English, the shield may be blazoned: Gules the Nałęcz shawl circled and knotted Argent.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included: * Józef Karol Konrad Chełmicki * Kazimierz Franciszek Czarnkowski * Adam Sędziwój Czarnkowski *

Benedykt Dybowski Benedykt Tadeusz Dybowski (12 May 183331 January 1930) was a Polish naturalist and physician. Life Benedykt Dybowski was born in Adamaryni, within the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire to Polish nobility. He was the brother of naturalis ...

* Apollo Korzeniowski *

Korzeniowski * House of Małachowski **

Jacek Małachowski Jacek Małachowski (; 25 August 1737 – 27 March 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician and administrator as well as Polish chancellor. He was the son of Jan Małachowski, also a Polish chancellor. One of his four brothers was Count Stanis ...

Stanisław Małachowski Count Stanisław Małachowski, of the Nałęcz coat-of-arms (; 1736–1809) was a Polish statesman, the first List of Polish Prime Ministers, Prime Minister of Poland, a member of the Poland, Polish government's Permanent Council (Rada Nieustaj� ...

* Fryderyk Józef Moszyński *

Mikołaj Ostroróg Mikołaj Ostroróg (1593–1651) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian szlachcic (nobleman), politician and general. He was Podstoli of the Crown since 1633, Stolnik of the Crown since 1624, Krajczy of the Crown since 1636 ...

Edward Raczyński (1786–1845) Count Edward Raczyński, of the Nałęcz coat-of-arms (April 2, 1786 in Poznań – January 20, 1845 in Zaniemyśl) was a Polish conservative politician, protector of arts, founder of the Raczyński Library and the first aqueduct in Poznań, a ...

Edward Aleksander Raczyński Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński (1847–1926) was a Polish szlachcic, nobleman, landowner, patron of the arts, and founder of the Raczyński Art Gallery in Rogalin.Jerzy Pietrzak (1986) Edward Aleksander Raczyński.Polski Słownik Biograficzny ...

* Edward Bernard Raczyński *

Józef Sosnowski Józef is a Polish language, Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph. Art * Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter * Józef Gosławski (sculptor), Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor Clergy * Józef Glemp (1929- ...

Gallery

Standard variations file:POL COA Bartoloni.svg, file:POL COA Dybowski.svg, file:POL COA Felsztyński.svg, file:POL COA Gostomski.svg, file:POL COA Korth.svg, file:POL COA Kunowski.svg, file:POL COA Łączyński.svg, file:POL COA Miliński.svg, file:POL COA Morawski.svg, file:POL COA Nałęcz II.svg, file:POL COA Nałęcz III.svg, file:POL COA Nałęcz IV.svg, file:POL COA Nałęcz V.svg, file:POL COA Nicz.svg, file:POL COA Nowosielecki.svg, file:POL COA Odachowski.svg, file:POL COA Ostroróg II.svg, file:POL COA Pirawski.svg, file:POL COA Raczkowski.svg, Wiktor Wittyg, Stanisław Dziadulewicz
"Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby"
1912, p. 262, ''Quote:'' "RACZKOWSKI, h. Nałęcz odm. (w szczycie rogi jelenie), Łukasz, w roku 1591 opłaca pobór z części swej wsi Raczkowa, woj. Kaliskie, pow. Gnieźnieński; Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, No 652" file:POL COA Rostworowski.svg, file:POL COA Szawłowski.svg, file:POL COA Tański.svg, file:POL COA Węgier.svg, file:POL COA Woropaj.svg, file:POL COA Żądłowski.svg, file:POL COA Żychliński.svg, file:POL_COA_Morawski.svg, Aristocratic variations file:POL COA Gorzeński.svg, file:POL COA Nałęcz odmiana hrabiowska.svg, file:POL COA Małachowski.svg, file:POL COA Moszczeński.svg, file:POL COA Moszyński hrabia.svg, file:POL COA Ostroróg Hrabia.svg, file:POL COA Raczyński.svg, Other File:Nalecz CoA Slawienski.JPG, Nałecz coat of arms of Stanisław Slawieński in his burial monument inside

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() File:Nałęcz Kaziemierza Raczyńskiego.JPG, Nałęcz coat of arms of Kazimierz Raczyński, detail of Guardhouse in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

File:Naleczska vlajka.png, The Nałęcz Flag File:Blason Abraham Socha de Szczytno - Nalecz (selon Gelre).svg, Medieval version of Nałecz coat of arms according to the

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File:Kalitwiński h. Nałęcz ring.jpg, A silver ring belonging to the Kalitvianski (Kalitwiński) family with an embossed Nałęcz coat of arms, manufactured in the XIX century in the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

. File:Elefantorden wojciechowski.jpg, Coat of arms of the Polish President

Stanisław Wojciechowski Stanisław Wojciechowski (; 15 March 1869 – 9 April 1953) was a Polish people, Polish politician and scholar who served as President of Poland between 1922 and 1926, during the Second Polish Republic. He was elected president in 1922, followi ...

as Knight of the

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(1923). The Chapel of the Order of the Elephant,

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, Hillerød (Denmark). File:Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu.PNG, Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu, Archbishop of Gniezno File:Toison d'Or (Folio 119v).jpg, Armorial ''Toison d'Or'' File:Nalecz-Paprocki-1578.jpg, Nałęcz coat of arms by Bartłomiej Paprocki published in "''Gniazdo cnoty..''" (1578)

Bibliography

* Juliusz Karol Ostrowski: Księga herbowa rodów polskich. T. 1-2. Warszawa: Główny skład księgarnia antykwarska B. Bolcewicza, 1897. * Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. Warszawa: skł. gł. Gebethner i Wolff, 1899. * Franciszek Piekosiński: Heraldyka polska wieków średnich. Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 1899. * Józef Szymański: Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Warszawa: PWN, 1993. . * Anna Wajs: Materiały genealogiczne, nobilitacje, indygenaty w zbiorach Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych w Warszawie. Warszawa: DiG, 2001. . * Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004. . *

Tadeusz Gajl Tadeusz Gajl (born 1940 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian-born Polish artist and graphic designer, notable for his contemporary illustrations on the coats of arms borne by the historical nobility (''szlachta'') of Poland. After graduating fr ...

: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. . * Tadeusz Gajl: Nowy herbarz polski. 5 000 herbow + 50 000 nazwisk. Gdański Kantor Wydawniczy, 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nalecz coat-of-arms Polish coats of arms