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{{Short description|Polish coat of arms}}
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{{Infobox coat of arms
|name = Gryf
|color = #de251a
|color_text = #ffffff
|image = [[File:POL COA Gryf.svg|200px|Gryf]]
|battle_cry = Po trzy na gałąź, Świeboda
|alternative_names = Swoboda, Świeboda, Jaxa
|earliest_mention = 1369 
|families = {{hidden begin|title=481 names|toggle=left}}
{{center|'''A'''}}
Aksamitowski, Aksentowicz, Androniewski, Andronowski, Andrzejkiewicz, Andrzejkowicz, Ankowski, Axamitowski, Axentowicz.
{{center|'''B'''}}
Babowski, Bakowski, Bałd{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}, Banowski, Bańkowski, Batowicz, Batowt, Bawołowski, Bąkowski, Bąkowski-Jaksa, Behme, Belicki, Beliski, Bełhacki, Bełzki, Będa, Bielicki, Bielski, Bieniaszewski, Bieniażewski, Bilański, Birowo, Bitner, Bitowt, Bitowtowicz, Bober, Bobowski, Bobriński, Bobrowicz, Bobryński, Bogatko, Bogusław, Bokowski, Bońkowski, Borkowicz, Borowski, Borzesławski, Borzysławski, Botowd, Botowicz, Botowt, Bóbr, Brajczewski, Brajszewski, Branicki, Brański, Braun, Broniec, Broniecki, Bryliński, Brzezieński, Brzeziński, Brzeźnicki, Brzeżnicki, Bubowski, Burnejko, Burzyński, Butowicz, Butowt, Butowtowicz, Buttowd, Buttowt, Bykowski.
{{center|'''C'''}}
Ceder, Cedro, Cedrowicz, Cedrowski, Chamiec, Chamski, Charzewski, Chicki, Chłądowski, Chłędowski, Chomski, Chotowski, Chrapkowicz, Chroniowski, Chronowski, Chycki, Chyćko, Ciepielewski, Ciepielowski, Cikowski, Cygański, Cykowski, Czader, Czajański, Czajęcki, Czaykowski, Czepielewski, Czepielowski, Czepilewski, Czykowski.
{{center|'''D'''}}
Dembicki, Dębicki, Dobek, Doberski, Dobkiewicz, Dobko, Domaracki, Domaradzki, Dowiat, Dowiatt, Dziwisz.
{{center|'''F'''}}
Fąferek
{{center|'''G'''}}
Gąbski, Gedajmin, Gesztowt, Getka, Getkin, Getko, Gębski, Gędka, Giedczycki, Giedczyński, Giedecki, Giedmin, Giedrzycki, Giedymin, Giedziński, Gienk, Gienko, Gierntowt, Giesztowt, Gładysz, Gładyszewski, Głuchowski, Gołąbek, Gosicki, Goszycki, Grefkowicz, Gregorowicz, Grodzicki, Gross, Gruźdź, Gryczka, Gryffin, Gryfin, Grynkiewicz, Grzywaldzki, Grzywladski, Gubin, Gulbinowicz, Gumieniecki, Gunther, Gustkowski, Gwoździowski.
{{center|'''H'''}}
Haczewski, Hausman, Hausmann, 
Haszlakiewicz
Hnatkowski, Hromyk, Hromyka, Hronowski, Hroznowski, Hrydzicz.
{{center|'''I'''}}
Ilsinger, Iżyron.
{{center|'''J'''}}
Jaksiński, Jakszewicz, Janik, Jarken, Jarmołowicz, Jaworski, Jawoysz, Jawszyc, Jaxa, Jencewicz, Jeńcewicz, Jezierski, Jowszyc.
{{center|'''K'''}}
Kański, Karpowicz, Kasztanecki, Kawecki, Kawęcki, Kawiecki, Kąsieński, Keller, Kępski, Kęsowski, Khański, Kicki, Kiertut, Kijanowski, Kijański, Kijeński, Kilski, Kleszczewski, Kleszczyński, Klewszczyński, Klimontowicz, Kober, Kobr, Kobro, Kocmyrzewski, Kołaczkowski, Kołucki, Kołudzki, Komarnicki, Komornicki, Komorowski, Konarski, Korabka, Kosmynowski, Kosmyszewski, Kossowicz, Kośficz, Kośmierzowski, Kośminowski, Kotkowski, Kowalewski, Kowarski, Krobanowski, Kromołowski, Krukowski, Kruszewski, Kruszowski, Kryczewski, Krynicki, Krzeczewicz, Krzeczowicz, Krzeszowicki, Krzeszowski, Krzyszewski, Kuniecki, Kurkowski, Kwiatkiewicz, Kwiatkowicz, Kwiatkowski, Kwieciński.
{{center|'''L'''}}
Lang, Laskowski, Latosiński, Latoszyński, Laudyn, Lawczynowski, Lechowicz, Leńkowski, Leśniewski, Leśniowolski, Leśniowski, Leśnowolski, Lewczenko, Ligęza, Lipowski, Lobowski, Lubczewski, Luboński, Lutecki, Luzeński.
{{center|'''Ł'''}}
Łabanowski-Dowiat, Ładoszyński, Łatoszyński, Łobowski, Łobzowski, Łotwiszyński, Łowczewski, Łowczowski, Łowczycki, Łowczynowski, Łupiński.
{{center|'''M'''}}
Macewicz, Makowski, Makulski, Makułowicz, Maleszewski, Maleszowski, Maliszenko, Maliszewski, Maliszowski, Małachowski, Maniukowski, Marcinkowski, Masło, Mąkolski, Micewicz, Micherowski, Michora, Michorowski, Michowski, Mielecki, Mielęcki, Mielędzki, Mikołajewski, Mikołajowski, Mikoszek, Mikoszko, Milecki, Milęcki, Minowski, Mirzewski, Mirzowski, Molenda, Molendowski{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}, Molendziński, Mykoszek, Myrzowski, Myszka.
{{center|'''N'''}}
Nakwaski, Nasiechowski, Nasięchowski, Nast, Nasto, Neczwojewicz, Neczwojowicz, Neledyński, Nieklewicz, Niklewicz, Nosiłowski, Noskowski, Nowoszewicz.
{{center|'''O'''}}
Odorski, Okołowski, Osowiecki, Ossowiecki, Ossowski, Ostrowski, Otffinowski, Otfinowski, Otwinowski.
{{center|'''P'''}}
Pacierkowski, Paluchowski, Panterewicz, Panterowicz, Papieski, Papiewski, Papiński, Papuski, Parys, Pełka, Pepliński{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}, Pietraszko, Piskorzewski, Pobiedziński, Podegrodzki, Podgrodzki, Podogrodzki, Poleski, Polucki, Połucki, Potucki, Poznański, Prochański, Procheński, Pruchański, Prucheński, Pruczeński, Przerembski, Przerębski.
{{center|'''R'''}}
Raczkiewicz, Raczkowicz, Radliński, Rakowski, Rankowicz, Ronikier, Ronow, Rosiejowski, Rosławiec, Rosłowicz, Rosłowiec, Rotarius, Rotariusz, Rotarski, Rozen, Rożen, Rożenkowski, Rożeński, Rożno, Rożnowski, Różycki-Chamski, Rudlicki, Ruszczycki, Ruszkowski.
{{center|'''S'''}}
Sczepanowski, Selimowicz, Sierachowski, Sierakowski, Sirakowski, Skarbek, Skrzyszewski, Skrzyszowski, Sławoszewski, Słocki, Sokołowski, Solecki, Soroko, Stanisławski, Stojowski, Stroniowski, Strzeszkowski, Studzieński, Studziński, Sulisław, Sułocki, Swoszowski, Syrochowski, Szczepanowski, Szczodry, Szczukocki, Szczukowski, Szczynecki, Szlydyen, Szołdrski, Szołomski, Sztukowski, Szulc.
{{center|'''Ś'''}}
Światopełk, Światopełkowicz, Światopołk, Świeboda, Święszek.
{{center|'''T'''}}
Taonowicz, Tągoborski, Tęgoborski, Toporowski, Treska, Tresko, Treszka, Trojacki, Trojecki, Trzeciak, Trzeciecki, Trzeciewski, Tuchaczewski, Turski.
{{center|'''U'''}}
Ujejski, Ulkowski.
{{center|'''W'''}}
Warchałowski, Wdowiszewski, Weszmunt, Weszmuntowicz, Wierzbicki, Wierzbięta, Wiktorowski, Wilkowski, Winiarski, Wiszek, Wiszko, Wiśniewski, Wiśniowski, Wodnicki, Wolski, Wosztort, Wosztowt, Wyszek, Wyszko.
{{center|'''Z'''}}
Zadrożny, Zagórski, Zajezierski, Zakomorny, Zakrzewski, Zakrzowski, Zamiechowski, Zamierowski, Zanietowski, Zaporowski, Zaporski, Zebrzydowski, Zgłobicki, Ziema-Grodzicki, Ziemia, Zienko, Zimnowodzki, Znamierowski, Znamirowski, Zołotar.
{{center|'''Ż'''}}
Żakowski, Żaporski, Żarliński, Żeromski, Żeromski-Jaxa, Żeroński, Żukowski, Żyzmiński.
{{hidden end}}
|cities = [[Choroszcz]], [[Dębica]], [[Miechów]]
|divisions_type = Divisions
|divisions = [[Mielec County]], [[Gmina Miechów]]
}}

'''Gryf''' ([[Polish language|Polish]] for "[[Griffin]]"), also known as '''Jaxa''', is a [[Polish heraldry|Polish coat of arms]] that was used by many [[szlachta|noble]] families in [[medieval Poland]] and later under the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], branches of the original medieval [[Gryfita-Świebodzic]] family as well as families connected with the Clan by adoption at [[ennoblement]] or even by error.

==History==

===Legend===
[[Leszek III]], legendary Prince of Poland, 805?, had 14 sons, of whom the oldest was [[Popiel I]] his successor to the throne. [[Leszek]] assured special parts of the realm to the remaining sons within his lifetime, obligating them by oath not to make the sovereignty of Popiel contentious. This ensured the safety and liberty of the country with a united army.   
*The other sons:
* ''Barnim'' and ''Bogdal'' kept the principality of [[Pomerania]].
*''Kazimierz'' and ''Władysław'', the principality of [[Kashubia]]
*''Vratislav'', the island [[Rügen]], with ''Przybysław''.
*''Cieszymierz'' and ''Otto'', the [[Lusatia]] (Łużyce),
*''Ziemowit'' and ''Zemornyst'', the land of [[Brandenburg]] (Brenna & Stodorania).
*''Jaxa'' with another brother, the [[Meissen]] county (Miśnia), in [[Lusatia]] (Łużyce)

All these sons united under one war flag given by Leszek. The Lechites originally had a young lion on its war flag, then around 550, the white eagle appeared as a realm flag. The combination of both animal pictures into one figure has developed. Hence a lion's body and an eagle's head, which appears on and above the Gryf shield.

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Representation seize with eagle catches also at the hind feet, or half as a lion probably no correct. The meaning of this compound figure was probably those that the bull the Zusammengehörigkeit of the brothers should suggest, the eagle however that they should stand under the sovereignty the eagle prominent governing prince and also remain. This coat of arms also Swoboda mentioned because of the liberal rights, which were lent to the brothers, to serve in addition, because of their obligation of the liberty of the whole country. The descendants of the Jaxa, which were hard pressed by the Germans and the same tributary become should, returned around 900 for instance to Poland, returning the rights to their country to the duke from Poland, for which they received goods in Krakow and in [[Silesia]] from this. After them their coat of arms was also probably called last iaxa, then according to the coat of arms picture Gryf. This coat of arms lead: -->
[[file:Wierzbięta z Branic 1425.JPG|200px|thumb|right|The Gryf coat of arms on the left side next to the [[Leliwa coat of arms]], on the painting ''Epitafium Wierzbięty z Branic'', 1425]]

==Blazon==
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==Notable bearers==
Notable bearers of this [[coat of arms]] have included:

*[[Gryfici (Świebodzice)]]
**[[Jaksa Gryfita]]
**[[Andrzej Gryfita]]
***[[House of Branicki (Gryf)|House of Branicki]]
**** [[Jan Klemens Branicki]]
**** [[Jan Klemens Branicki (marshall)|Jan Klemens Branicki]], Marshall of the [[Crown Tribunal]]
**** [[Stefan Mikołaj Branicki]], [[Voivode of Podlasie]]
**** [[Grzegorz Branicki]]
**** [[Anna Branicka]]
*** [[House of Mielecki]]
**** [[Mikołaj Mielecki]]
**** [[Zofia Mielecka]]
*[[Kazimierz Małachowski]]
* [[Józef Leśniewski]], general
* [[Abraham Chamiec|Abraham z Jaxów Chamiec]], first known owner of [[Międzyrzec Podlaski]]
* [[Bogdan Jaksa-Ronikier]], writer and publicist
* [[Aleksander Krzysztof Chodkiewicz]], Bishop of [[Cēsis|Kieś]] and Canon of [[Vilnius|Wilno]]
* [[Zygmunt Rożen]], knight
* [[Mateusz Michał Bąkowski]], [[Stolnik]] of [[Halicz]]
* [[Szymon Konarski (heraldist)|Szymon Konarski]], [[heraldist]]
* [[House of Otwinowski]]
** [[Erazm Otwinowski]] poet and Socinian activist
** [[Franciszek Otwinowski|Franciszek Jaxa Otwinowski]], member of the [[Sejm]] 
** [[August Otwinowski]], [[Burgrave]] of [[Kraków]]

==Individual grants based on Gryf==
<gallery widths=150 heights=150 align=center>
file:POL COA Dębicki Hrabia.svg|Counts Dębicki
file:POL COA Konarski Hrabia.svg|Counts Konarski
File:Bobowski Baron POL COA.svg|Barons Bobowski
File:POL COA Bałła.svg|Bałła (odm. Gryf)
file:POL COA Rosen.svg|Rosen, a variation of Gryf according to Przemysław Pragert<ref>Przemysław Pragert: Herbarz rodzin kaszubskich. T. 2. BiT, 2007, s. 83, 245. {{ISBN|978-83-924425-9-2}}.</ref>
file:POL COA Jadunka.svg|Jadunka, a variation of Gryf according to Przemysław Pragert<ref>Przemysław Pragert: Herbarz rodzin kaszubskich. T. 2. BiT, 2007, s. 83, 245. {{ISBN|978-83-924425-9-2}}.</ref>
file:Białoskrzydł POL COA.svg|Białoskrzydł coat of arms
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image: S_Chledowski_Arms.jpg|Stephen Chłędowski coat of arms:personal grant by [[Elizabeth II]] Queen of Canada -->

</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150 heights=150 align=center>
Gryfska vlajka.png|The Gryf brotherhood and knights led by [[Zygmunt z Bobowej]] participated at the [[Battle of Grunwald]].
</gallery>

==Related coat of arms==
* [[Chodkiewicz Coat of Arms]]
* [[Coat of arms of Latvia]]
* Coat of arms of [[Ainaži]]

==See also==
* [[Polish heraldry]]
* [[Heraldic family]]
* [[List of Polish nobility coats of arms]] <!--Include in this list after editing this CoA-->
* [[House of Griffins]]
* [[House of Sobiesław]]

==Bibliography==
* Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. {{ISBN|978-83-60597-10-1}}.
* Jan Długosz: Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, ks. IX. Kraków: 1867-1870, s. 264.

==References==
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{{Polish CoA|state=collapsed}}
{{Coats of arms of Polish families|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Polish coats of arms|Gryf]]
[[Category:Clan of Gryf|**]]