Zaremba is a

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. It was used by several

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(noble) families in the times of the

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History

The first historical record of the Zaremba coat of arms appears on the shield of

Thomas II Zaremba Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

, prince-bishop of Nysa, in 1270 CE. In the 12th century, the Zaremba clan itself founded the town and endowed the church of Tuliszkow. Tuliszkow would become the seat of the Zaremba clan and in 1450, Mikolaj Zaremba, castellan of Leczyca, built the St. Vitus church, which still stands today. The Zaremba coat of arms is mentioned by

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in his novel ''

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Blazon

Per fess or and gules, embattled. In chief a demi lion rampant issuant sable, langued gules. In base three golden bricks 2 and 1 garnished or. For a crest: out of a ducal coronet a lion as in the arms.

Notable bearers

, Prince–Bishop of Nysa, 13th century Marcin of Sławsko, Lord High Steward of Kalisz, 14th century
Andrzej Zaremba
Bishop of Poznań, 14th century

Jan Suchorzewski Jan Suchorzewski (1740 or 1754 – 1804 or 1809) was a Polish noble of the Zaremba coat of arms, soldier and politician. He held the title of the wojski of Wschowa. He was a deputy from Gniezno to the Sejm (parliament) of 1786 and deputy fro ...

, nobleman, politician, and soldier (ca. 1740–1804)

Józef Zaremba Józef Zaremba (c.1731 - 1774) was a Polish noble (of the Zaremba coat of arms) and general. He fought on the side of the Bar Confederation. he took part in the siege of Częstochowa, battle of Kościan and the battle of Widawa. Defeated in 177 ...

, Polish military commander and general of the 18th century.

References

External links

* Zaremba Coat of Arms & the bearers.

History

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