Lewart is a Polish coat of arms. It was borne by several

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families of the

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. Families that descended from the original

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clan assumed this coat of arms, as well as those legally adopted into the clan.

History

* Duke Casimir II the Just (High Duke of Poland from 1177 to 1194) initially established the clan in the 12th century. * The coat of arms was bestowed upon its first bearer for a feat of great bravery whilst holding off a superior force in both strength and number. This caused the bestower, King

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(reigned 1320-1333), to remark that a leopard, if pushed, can defend itself from a lion. * Its origins are

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( frankońskie). The first known judicial record (Wali-ears) originates from 1417 (Z. Dunin-Kozicki, Inscriptiones clenodiales, p. 35). ( Illogical reference from the time AFTER the first mentioning of the surname. Please remove this. )

Blazon

The coat of arms is a rampant leopard on either a blue or red background. The leopard is crowned with a silver and gold crown.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * The

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: landowners in the regions around Novogrudek Kraków and Minsk. *

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(1574–1626): a

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szlachcic,

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(1616–1617), Archbishop of

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and

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Families

Below are the fifty members of the Lewart Clan. Many are now extinct.http://www.my-coat-of-arms.com/online-reference/polish-clans/common-polish-clans-septs.htm Notable members are in bold. Lewart, Bakowski, Beski, Bielanski-Firlej, Bielanski, Bochotnicki, Broniewski, Bunski, Dubrowski, Firlej, GorskiI, GorskiII, Haupt, Jakubczyk, Kczewski, Kizewski, Kniazyszcze, Konarski,

Krupski Krupski ( pl, Krupski, be, Крупскі, russian: Крупский, uk, Крупський, lt, Krupskis) - Poles, Polish noble (''szlachta'') family from Eastern Europe and a common surname in modern Poland. Origin According to Latin and P ...

, Krwacki-Firlej, Krwacki, Lewandowski, Lewartowicz, Lewartowski, Lewinski, Lwowski, Lakocki, Marcuszowski, Markuszewski, Melgiewski, Motycki, Nejmanowski, Opocki, Puchniowski, Podolenski, Pety, Skwarc, Szlapa, Tokarski, Trecyusz, Tretius, Tulowski, Ujezdzki, Wali-uszy, Walny, Wierzchanowski, Wodopol, Wszelaczytnski, Zakrzewski-Firlej, Zakrzewski.

Bibliography

* Bartosz Paprocki, "Herby rycerstwa polskiego", Kraków, 1584 r.; * Simon Okolski, "Orbis Polonus", Kraków, 1642 r., T. 1-3; * Ks. Kacper Niesiecki, "Herby i familie rycerskie tak w Koronie jako y w W.X.L.", Lwów, 1728 r.; * Tadeusz Gajl, "Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century", Gdańsk, 2007 r.

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