Sokola is a
Polish coat of arms
The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as ''godło'' both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that ...
. It was used by several
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 times of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:
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Jakób Gałczeński
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Marcin Gałczyński Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname.
Notable people with the name Marcin include:
Given name
* Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor
* Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player
* Marcin Held (born 1992 ...
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Józef, Piotr w okowach, Ignacy Gałczyński
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Wojciech-Woś (Gałczeński) Gałczyński
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Zbigniew Sokola-Maniecki
Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "ange ...
See also
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Polish heraldry
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Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch ...
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Coat of Arms
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List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Sources
Dynastic Genealogy
Ornatowski.com
Słownik genealogiczny - leksykon
External links
* Sokola Coat of Arms and bearers.
Polish coats of arms
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