Trąby (, " Horns") is a Polish coat of arms. It 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 ...

'' (noble) families under the

Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities * Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 * Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exi ...

and the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

History

The origin of the horn motif lies in the extent of lands conceded being determined by the distance a horn could be heard in all directions.

Blazon

Argent three bugle horns in triangle the mouthpieces conjoined in fess point Sable garnished, virolled and corded Or.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included: * Prince Jan Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski (1885–1954) — Ukrainian diplomat and heraldry historian *

Kristinas Astikas Kristinas Astikas (1363 in Trakai – 1442 or 1444) was a leading Lithuanian noble and statesman of the Astikai family. Kristinas was a supporter and a companion of Vytautas the Great, his brother Sigismund Kestutaitis and nephew Casimir Jagi ...

Radvila Astikas Radvila Astikas or Astikaitis (baptized Nicholas; pl, Radziwiłł Ościkowicz; died in 1477) was a magnate, a member of the Astikai and founder of the Radvila (Radziwiłł) family. He was a member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords and one of the ...

Zbigniew Brzeziński Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ( , ; March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017), or Zbig, was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He served as a counselor to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968 and was President Jimmy Carter's ...

Teodor Narbutt Teodor Narbutt ( lt, Teodoras Narbutas; 8 November 1784 – 27 November 1864) was a Polish–Lithuanian romantic historian and military engineer in service of the Russian Empire. He is best remembered as the author of a nine-volume Polish-langu ...

, historian, military engineer *

Radziwiłł family The House of Radziwiłł (; lt, Radvila; be, Радзівіл, Radzivił; german: link=no, Radziwill) is a powerful magnate family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. ...

Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski Count Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski (19 May 1866 – 18 October 1928) was a Polish military commander, diplomat, and politician, a general of the Austro-Hungarian Army and then the Polish Army. Biography Youth Jordan-Rozwadowski was born in ...

, Austrian & Polish General & Politician, first chief of the modern Polish General Staff 1918-1919 & 1920-1924, major contributor to victory at the Battle of Warsaw, one of the founders of the modern Polish state. * Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski * Mikołaj Trąba * Russanowski Trąba * Rusianowski Trąba

Gallery

Variations File:POL COA Adamowicz odmiana Trąb.svg, file:POL COA Bernatowicz - odmiana Trąb.svg, file:POL COA Radziwiłł Książę Ia.svg, Coat of arms of the Radziwiłł family. The family motto was "Bóg nam radzi" (God advises us) Cities and villages File:Coat of Arms of Kleck, Belarus.svg,

Kletsk Kletsk ( be, Клецк, Klieck, originally known as ''Klechesk'', russian: Клецк, pl, Kleck, ) is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus, located on the Lan River. In 2015 it had 11,237 inhabitants. History The town was founded in the ...

File:Coat of Arms of Kapyl,_Belarus.svg, Kapyl File:POL Dukla COA.svg,

Dukla Dukla is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,017. The total area of the commune is . Dukla belongs to Lesser Poland, and until the P ...

File:POL Jordanów COA.svg,

Jordanów Jordanów, is a town in southern Poland, on the Skawa river. As of 2018, the town had a population of 5,360. History Jordanów was founded in 1564 by Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan on the salt road from Kraków and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary. In ...

file:Krnov znak.png, Karniów file:Jagerndorf SVG.svg, Duchy of Krnov file:Králova Lhota (Rychnov nad Kněžnou) CoA CZ.jpg, Králova Lhota File:POL Limanowa COA.svg, Limanowa File:POL gmina Lubień COA.svg, gmina Lubień File:POL gmina Nieborów COA.svg,

gmina Nieborów __NOTOC__ Gmina Nieborów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Nieborów, which lies approximately east of Łowicz and north-east of the regional capi ...

file:HerbGminyPrzygodzice.svg,

gmina Przygodzice __NOTOC__ Gmina Przygodzice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przygodzice, which lies approximately south of the town of Ostr� ...

file:Coats of arms Řevničov.jpeg,

Řevničov Řevničov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Geography Řevničov is located about northeast of Rakovník and west of Prague. It lies mostly ...

File:POL gmina Siepraw.svg, gmina Siepraw File:POL gmina Sławatycze COA.gif, gmina Sławatycze file:Coat of Arms of Smarhoń, Belarus.svg,

Smarhonʹ Smarhon or Smorgon ( be, Смарго́нь, ; russian: Сморгонь; lt, Smurgainys; pl, Smorgonie; yi, סמאָרגאָן) is a city in the Grodno Region of Belarus. It was the site of Smarhon air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhoń i ...

file:Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).svg, Taurage file:POL gmina Trąbki Wielkie COA.svg,

gmina Trąbki Wielkie __NOTOC__ Gmina Trąbki Wielkie is a rural borough (administrative district) in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trąbki Wielkie, which lies approximately south-west of Pruszcz Gdański and s ...

file:Troubky CoA_CZ.jpg, Troubky file:POL Tychy COA.svg,

Tychy Tychy (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Tichau; szl, Tychy) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city boders Katowice to the north, ...

File:POL Węgrów COA.svg,

Węgrów Węgrów is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Węgrów County. History First mentioned in historical records in 1414, Węgrów receiv ...

File:POL Zakliczyn COA.svg,

Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 1,558 (2006). Zakliczyn lies on the right bank of the Dunajec river, surrounded by wooded hills above sea level. Zakliczyn has a town hall, located ...

Other File:Herb Traby, Baranow Sandomierski.PNG, Traby coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle

External links

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Bibliography

* Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 172. . * Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007, s. 406-539. .

References

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