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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 ...
families in the times of 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 Poland and Lithuania ...
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History
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Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
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Tomasz Sołtyk
Tomasz Sołtyk (1732 – 24 April 1808) was a Polish nobleman.
Tomasz was castellan of Zawichost, later of Wiślica. As a senator he participated in the Great Sejm.
Tomasz Sołtyk was married to Helena Żeleńska.
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Kajetan Sołtyk
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Stanisław Sołtyk
Stanisław Sołtyk (12 December 1753 – 4 June 1831) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), political activist, landowner, father of Roman Sołtyk.
Stanisław was born in Krysk near Płońsk. He became Royal chamberlain in 1780, Great Podstoli ...
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See also
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Polish heraldry
Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic sys ...
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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 bran ...
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List of Polish nobility coats of arms
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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Sources
Dynastic Genealogy
Ornatowski.com
Polish coats of arms
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