Nieczuja is a

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that was used by many ''

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

'' families in the

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Gules In heraldry, gules () is the tincture with the colour red. It is one of the class of five dark tinctures called "colours", the others being azure (blue), sable (black), vert (green) and purpure (purple). In engraving, it is sometimes depict ...

, a Brunâtre stock or tree stub, with three lopped branches on the dexter, and two on the sinister (rarely reversed), all proper, debruised of a cross or sword in chief, also proper. Out of a crest coronet, between two vols, the arms of the shield is repeated. There is also older version of Nieczuja coat of arms.

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, an

Argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to b ...

stock or tree stub, with four lopped branches on the dexter, and four on the sinister, all proper, debruised, of a cross or sword in chief, also proper.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *

Krzysztof Grzymułtowski Krzysztof Grzymułtowski (; 1620–1687) was a Polish voivod of Poznań Voivodship, diplomat and member of Polish sejm. His Coat of Arms was Nieczuja. He was born to Stanisław Grzymułtowski, bailiff of Środa Śląska, and Katarzyna. In 1649 h ...

(1620–1687), voivod of

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

, diplomat and member of the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

Wespazjan Kochowski Wespazjan (Vespasian) Kochowski (coat of arms: Nieczuja) (1633 in Gaj, a village which no longer exists, near Waśniów in Sandomierz Land – June 6, 1700 in Kraków) was one of the most noted historians and poets of Polish Baroque, the mo ...

(1633–1700), historian, philosopher and baroque poet *

Walenty Łukawski Walenty Łukawski of Nieczuja coat of arms (c. 1743 – 10 September 1773) was a Polish ''szlachcic'' (nobleman), ''rotmistrz'' and a member of the Bar Confederation, who led the abduction of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. The abduction took ...

(1743–1773),

rotmistrz __NOTOC__ (German and Scandinavian for "riding master" or "cavalry master") is or was a military rank of a commissioned cavalry officer in the armies of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Scandinavia, and some other countries. A ''Rittmeister'' is typic ...

, member of

Bar Confederation The Bar Confederation ( pl, Konfederacja barska; 1768–1772) was an association of Polish nobles (szlachta) formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia (now part of Ukraine) in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish� ...

Józef Chłopicki Józef Grzegorz Chłopicki (; 14 March 1771 – 30 September 1854) was a Polish general who was involved in fighting in Europe at the time of Napoleon and later. He was born in Kapustynie in Volhynia and was educated at the school of the Bas ...

(1771–1854), baron, General of Napoleon *

Henryk Dembiński Henryk Dembiński ( hu, Dembinszky Henrik; 16 January 1791 – 13 July 1864) was a Polish engineer, traveler and general. Dembiński was born in Strzałków, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 1809 he entered the Polish army of the Duchy of Warsa ...

(1791–1864), engineer, traveler and general *

Stanisław Witkiewicz Stanisław Witkiewicz ( lt, Stanislovas Vitkevičius) (8 May 1851 – 5 September 1915) was a Polish painter, art theoretician, and amateur architect, known for his creation of "Zakopane Style". Life Witkiewicz was born in Poszawsze in S ...

(1851–1915), painter, architect, writer and art theoretician *

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (; 24 February 188518 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period. ...

(1885–1939), painter, writer and philosopher * Józef z Kocięcina Kocięcki * Marek Nieczuja-Ostrowski * Paweł Jan Kazimierz Nieczuja-Ostrowski, born into the family of Nieczuja * Sebastian Wierzbicki, member of Polish Nobleman Federation (Zwiazek Szlachty Polskiej)

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* * * - Berkowicz Coats of Arms and others {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieczuja Coat-Of-Arms Polish coats of arms

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