Świnka coat of arms
{{Short description|Polish coat of arms}}
{{Infobox PolishCoA|
herb=Świnka|
image=Herb Swinka.jpg|
battlecry=Świnka|
alternative=Parcaria, Parvus Sus, Porcaria Sus, Świnia głowa|
mention=1108|
families=Błeszyński, Bogusławski, Bratkowski, Cholawski, Czacki, Czaczkowski, Czajewski, Danewicz, Dewknetowicz, Dewknotowicz, Dowknotowicz, Dziwosz, Gawroński, Grabianowski, Grzebski, Grzębski, Grzybieński, Grzymaczewski, Ikierat, Jentkiewicz, Jeżewicz, Jutrkowski, Kaczkowski, Kakanowski, Kakawski, Kakowski, Kamieński, Kamiński, Kania, Krzczonanowski, Krzczonowski, Krzyżanowski, Malborski, Mączeński, Mączyński, Michelsdorf, Mikuszewski, Pęciłło, Piotrowski, Podbrzeski, Pomorzański, Porkus, Robaczynski, Rucki, Semisłowski, Stroliński, Stwoliński, Strzycki, Strzyski, Świnka, Tomisławski, Weperm, Wierzycki, Zajączek, Zieliński, Zmysłowski|
towns=castle Świny|
}}
Świńka (Polish for "Boar") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families.
History
The Świńka dynasty possesses one of the oldest recorded coats of arms in Poland. According to legend, the history of the Świńka family began in 712, when a certain Biwoj, squire to Queen Libusza, heroically gifted her a giant boar that he had hunted down in the forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms (though this was long before Western heraldry as we know it developed), the village of Świny ({{langx|de|Swinehausen}}, both referring to pigs) in Silesia, and her daughter. The boar's head in the field and blonde maiden on the crest allude to this tale.
Blazon
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Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Józef Zajączek, Prince, General
- Andrzej Czacki, Catholic bishop
- Jakub Świnka (1283–1314), Archbishop of Gniezno
- Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, General in US Civil War
Gallery
image:Herb Swinka, Baranow Sandomierski.PNG|Swinka coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle.
image:POL COA Czacki.svg|Coat of Arms of Counts Czacki
See also
External links
- {{cite web|author= J. Lyčkoŭski|title = Belarusian Nobility Coats of Arms|url= http://www.lyczkowski.net/en/belarusian-gentry-coa/letters-s-t.html}} Swinka Coat of Arms and bearers. {{in lang|en}}
- {{cite web|title = Armorial of Belarusian Nobility|url= http://www.lyczkowski.net/en/armorial/belarusian-gentry/preface.html}} {{in lang|en}}
Bibliography
- Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby - Wiktor Wittyg
- Herby Rodów Polskich (Polish Coats of Arms) - Mieczysław Paszkiewicz {{ISBN|0-901149-34-9}}, reprint of "Herby Szlachty Polskiej" - Zbigniew Leszczyc, 1908
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