Prus II Wilczekosy coat of arms
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Prus II Wilczekosy - is a Polish Coat of Arms
. It was used by several szlachta
families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
.
The following was supplied by a Mr. Leon Stevens some years ago and sheds some more light to the origins of this CoA.
Prus II is the result of the merger of families of 3 clans, namely, the original Prussian Prus Clan, the Wilczekosy Clan (a clan consisting of German settlers in the vicinity of Schillingsdorf, in old Malopolska, and the Moszczenica Clan originating in and near the village of Moszczenica in the Piotrow district. Your family did not necessarily "join" one of these clans, but may simply have always been affiliated back to ancient tribal times. Numerical designations following variants of coats of arms are arbitrarily attached by Polish heralds, and occasionally some do not agree as to which number should correspond with which variant. When nobles identified their clans in signatures etc., they did not identify variants, so that a noble would simply record, for example, "Mikolaj Olszowski h. Prus," "Mikolaj Olszowski herbu Prus," "Mikolaj Prus-Olszowski," etc.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Olszowski
Polish heraldry
Polish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe...
. It was used by several szlachta
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
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History
From what little information we have and from what the Legends say the Prus II seal stands for particularly violent ( that's why it's named Wolfsabres ) Prussian Noble families that settled Poland in the 12 / 13th Century, particularly the lands of Mazowsze.The following was supplied by a Mr. Leon Stevens some years ago and sheds some more light to the origins of this CoA.
Prus II is the result of the merger of families of 3 clans, namely, the original Prussian Prus Clan, the Wilczekosy Clan (a clan consisting of German settlers in the vicinity of Schillingsdorf, in old Malopolska, and the Moszczenica Clan originating in and near the village of Moszczenica in the Piotrow district. Your family did not necessarily "join" one of these clans, but may simply have always been affiliated back to ancient tribal times. Numerical designations following variants of coats of arms are arbitrarily attached by Polish heralds, and occasionally some do not agree as to which number should correspond with which variant. When nobles identified their clans in signatures etc., they did not identify variants, so that a noble would simply record, for example, "Mikolaj Olszowski h. Prus," "Mikolaj Olszowski herbu Prus," "Mikolaj Prus-Olszowski," etc.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:- Armorial du Premier Empire Florian baron Kobyliński h. Prus 2
- Walerian Olszowski(*1587–†1650) First Senator of the Olszowski h. Prus II family - His father was Mikołaj O., his grandfather Jan Mikołaj O. and great grandfather was Mikołaj Niczek Czchodorff O. His son was:
- Andrzej III Olszowski - 1674-1677 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland and Crowned Jan Sobieski 1676
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Olszowski
See also
- Polish heraldryPolish heraldryPolish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe...
- HeraldryHeraldryHeraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
- Coat of ArmsCoat of armsA coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
- List of Polish nobility coats of arms
- Olszowa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olszowa,_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA_Voivodeship