Kościesza (''Strzegomia, Strzegomya'') - is a Polish coat of arms used by

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...

families in the times of

Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland (; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a monarchy in Central Europe during the Middle Ages, medieval period from 1025 until 1385. Background The West Slavs, West Slavic tribe of Polans (western), Polans who lived in what i ...

and the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

History

According to a legend, the Kościesza shield was granted by King

Bolesław II the Generous Bolesław or Boleslav may refer to: People * Bolesław (given name) (also ''Boleslav'' or ''Boleslaus''), including a list of people with this name Geography * Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Olkusz Coun ...

to a brave knight named Kościesza after the Battle of Snowsko in 1072 AD.

Notable bearers

* Gniewosz z Dalewic (died 1406), knight, podkomorzy of Kraków, castellan of Sandomierz * Gniewosz of Dalewice * Melchior Pudłowski, poet, secretary of the King * Szymon Szymonowic (''Simon Simonides'', ''Szymonowicz'' or ''Bendoński'') *

Jan Karol Dolski Jan Karol Dolski of Kościesza (1637–1695) was a member of the nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Throughout his life he held a number of posts, including the post of Grand Marshal of Lithuania, Court Marshal of Lithuania, and Cup ...

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (; 1561 – 24 September 1621) was a Polish–Lithuanian identity, Polish–Lithuanian military commander of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, who was from 1601 Field Hetman of Lithuania, and from 1605 Grand Hetman of Lit ...

(Chodkiewicz coat of arms) *

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (Poland), Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he beca ...

(Piłsudski coat of arms) *

August Żaba August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemi ...

Witold Gombrowicz Witold Marian Gombrowicz (August 4, 1904 – July 24, 1969) was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalism, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, ...

Aleksander Kakowski Aleksander Kakowski (; 5 February 1862 – 30 December 1938) was a Polish politician, diplomat, a member of the Regency Council and, as Cardinal and Archbishop of Warsaw, the last titular Primate of the Kingdom of Poland before Poland fully r ...

August Kościesza-Żaba August Kościesza-Żaba (1801, in Krāslava – 3 January 1894, in İzmir), from coat of arms of Kościesza, was a Polish orientalist and diplomatist in Russian service. He studied Eastern languages in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1824–1828). During ...

Chodźko family Chodzko or Chodźko is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Chodzko (born 1965), British multimedia artist * Aleksander Chodźko (1804–1891), Polish poet, Slavist, and Iranologist * Leonard Chodźko (1800–1871), Polish ...

Witold Chodźko Witold Chodźko (1875–1954) was a Polish social activist, freemason, public health pioneer, neurologist and psychiatrist. Biography Witold Chodźko was born on 1 November 1875 in Piotrków Trybunalski and graduated in 1899 ''cum eximia laude ...

Aleksander Chodźko Aleksander Borejko Chodźko (30 August 1804 – 27 December 1891) was a Polish poet, Slavist, and Iranologist. Early life He was born in Krzywicze, in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) and attended the Imperial ...

Leonard Chodźko Leonard Borejko Chodźko (1800–1871) was a Polish historian, geographer, cartographer, publisher, archivist, and activist of Poland's post- November-1830-Uprising Great Emigration. Life He was born on November 6, 1800, in Oborek, as the son o ...

Ludwik Chodźko Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ...

Wojciech Wijuk Kojałowicz Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik'' ("warrior") a ...

Roman Żaba Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

, general *

Tadeusz Żaba ''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bednarowicz (1906–1939), Polish footballer * Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader * Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish wr ...

, Marshall of the

Radom Confederation Radom Confederation (, ) was a konfederacja of nobility (''szlachta'') in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth formed in Radom on 23 June 1767 to prevent reforms and defend the '' Golden Liberties''. It was formed by Russian envoy to Poland Nichola ...

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, Voivode of Minsk * Maryla Wereszczakówna, lover of

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukra ...

* Piotr z Chrząstowa, Bishop of Przemysl * Imisław Wroński, Bishop of Plock * Michał Kosmowski, Bishop of Gniezno * Szczepan Zambrzycki, member of the

Great Sejm The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm (Polish language, Polish: ''Sejm Wielki'' or ''Sejm Czteroletni''; Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: ''Didysis seimas'' or ''Ketverių metų seimas'') was a Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...

* Ludomir Włodzimierz Kościesza Wolski, officer of the

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* Bohdan Stetkiewicz, castellan of Mscislaw *

Stanisław Gabriel Kakowski Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, ...

, chorazy of Nowogrod * Włodzimierz Józef Mężyński, officer of the

Polish Legions in World War I The Polish Legions () was a name of the Polish military force (the first active Polish army in generations) established in August 1914 in Galicia (Central Europe), Galicia soon after World War I erupted between the opposing alliances of the Trip ...

* Józef Nielubowicz-Tukalski, Orthodox Metropolitan of Kijow (

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) *

Ron Jaworski Ronald Vincent Jaworski (born March 23, 1951), nicknamed "Jaws", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He played college football for the Youngstown State Pengui ...

, NFL Quarterback *

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, Belarusian opposition politician

Related coat of arms

Chodkiewicz coat of arms Chodkiewicz (''Gryf z Mieczem'') is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by the Chodkiewicz family in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. A variant of the Kościesza with the Gryf coat of arms and the notable longer family line as ...

(''Kościesza odmieniony'') *

Piłsudski coat of arms Piłsudski is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. The Piłsudski family, whom belonged to the Szlachta, Polish nobility (szlachta), used it. History Blazon The Coat of arms of Piłsudski is a variation of the Coat of arms of Kościesz ...

(''Kościesza odmieniony'')

Gallery

file:POL COA Bereśniewicz.svg, Bereśniewicz file:Biel POL COA.svg, Biel file:POL COA Birula.svg, Birula file:POL COA Chodkiewicz.svg, Chodkiewicz file:POL COA Czyż.svg, Czyż file:POL COA Karnicki alt.svg, Counts Karnicki file:POL COA Karnicki baron.svg, Baron Karnicki file:POL COA Piłsudski.svg, Piłsudski file:POL COA Pudłowski.svg, Pudłowski file:POL COA Szymonowicz.svg, Szymonowicz

Bibliography

* Herbarz polski, Tadeusz Gajl, Gdańsk 2007,

References