Prawdzic coat of arms

Template:Short description Template:Infobox PolishCoA Prawdzic (Prawdzik) was historically a Polish coat of arms. It was used by the nobility clans and later szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

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Prawdzic coat of arms, detail of Duke-Bishop Jan Latalski's painting

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Jan Latalski's (Bishop of Poznań, Bishop of Kraków, Primate of Poland and Duke of Siewierz) anonymous painting from 16th century

Motto

The motto of the Prawdzic coat of arms was Non sibi and Non sibi sed patriae, which is Latin for "not for self", and "not for self, but for country".

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

• Krzysztof Arciszewski - Polish artillery commander, officer and engineer, vice-governor of Dutch Brazil and head chief of Dutch military forces there
• Samuel Łaszcz - nobleman, famous soldier and infamous troublemaker during first half of the 17th century
• Antoni Patek - Polish pioneer in watchmaking and a creator of Patek Philippe & Co. one of the most famous watchmaker companies.
• Felix Kryski - Palantine Duke and Chancellor of Poland.
• Malgorzata Kryska -
• Tadeusz Thullie - last secretary of King Stanisław August Poniatowski

External links

• Prawdzic, Prawdzic 2nd Coats of Arms, another variant and bearers Template:In lang
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See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of arms
• List of Polish nobility coats of arms

Bibliography

• Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007, ss. 406-539. Template:ISBN.

Sources

• Dynastic Genealogy
• Ornatowski.com