• Source: Lis coat of arms

Lis (Polish for "Fox") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of Clan Lis.




The legend of the coat of arms


In 1058 Duke Casimir I the Restorer while chasing the pagan Lithuanians and Yotvingians who devastated Polish lands, came to Sochaczew. He sent a knight of the Lis Clan (Fox Clan) to scout the region for enemies. When the knight came across a river he met a strong enemy unit. Unable to attack them alone, he decided immediately to shoot a lighted arrow into the air to call for reinforcements. Help arrived soon and defeated the enemies. A grateful Casimir granted the brave knight a new coat of arms with an arrow in the escutcheon and his former sign - the fox - was placed in the crest.




Notable bearers


Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

Krystyn z Kozichgłów
Jaksa z Targowiska
Mikołaj z Kozłowa
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Stanisław Chomętowski
Sapieha Family
Adam Stefan Sapieha
Aleksander Michał Sapieha
Aleksander Paweł Sapieha
Jan Sapieha
Kazimierz Sapieha
Kazimierz Jan Paweł Sapieha
Lew Sapieha
Paweł Jan Sapieha
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Szymon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia
Melchior Wańkowicz
Henryk Samsonowicz
Ferdynand Ruszczyc




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External links


J. Lyčkoŭski. "Belarusian Nobility Coats of Arms". Lis Coat of Arms (including altered) and their bearers (in English)




See also


Polish heraldry
Heraldic family
List of Polish nobility coats of arms




Bibliography


Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 238-240. ISBN 83-7391-523-0.
Jan Długosz: Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, ks. IX. Kraków: 1867-1870, s. 264.
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.

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