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Skwierczyński
Skwierczyński (different spellings: Skwirczyński, Śkwirczyński) of Ślepowron coat of arms, Ślepowron is the surname of a Poland, Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Podlaskie. The knight family came to the parish of Paprotnia in the area of Drohiczyn most likely from Masovia during the settlement led by Janusz I of Warsaw in the second half of the 14th century, or when Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795), Podlaskie transferred under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuanian rule of Vytautas in 1405, who continued the settlement of Polish knights from areas of Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795), Masovia, as well as Łęczyca Voivodeship and Kuyavia in Podlaskie which had been deserted by the invasions of the Teutonic Knights and Yotvingians . The earliest documentation of the surname Skwierczyński is as old as the early 15th century. 15th century judal books make numerous mentions of the family. The oldest one relates to Jakusz of Skwierczyn (currently divided into Skwierc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ślepowron Coat Of Arms
Ślepowron is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. From the fifteenth century, the descendants of the Ślepowron family began to use names taken from their lands. This led to many different surnames being created within one family, symbolically united under the Korwin coat of arms, Korwin (raven) coat of arms, which is thus unique in Polish heraldry. Wawrzęta Korwin de Ślepowron is the oldest known ancestor of the family, although their oral traditions claim descent from Marcus Valerius Corvus, a Roman general. Blazon A black raven with a gold ring in its beak and its wings somewhat extended for flight, facing right, standing atop a cross, on the shoulders of a horseshoe standing erect with heels at the bottom. The shield is blue and the horseshoe silver. Above the shield, on a crowned helmet stands a similar raven. The horseshoe and cross were added to the coat of arms due to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
