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Each Polish armorial shield has its own individual name, which is different from the family names associated with it. Many different families, with different surnames, may have shared the same armorial shield. | Each Polish armorial shield has its own individual name, which is different from the family names associated with it. Many different families, with different surnames, may have shared the same armorial shield. | ||
A higher proportion of Poles possessed noble status than was the case in Western Europe. Once obtained, an armorial shield was handed down through the generations. Arms and nobility | A higher proportion of Poles possessed noble status than was the case in Western Europe. Once obtained, an armorial shield was handed down through the generations. Arms and nobility status were inherited by all family members, not just the first son. For this reason, the noble class in Poland encompassed even the least country squire and the poorest knight. | ||
Documentation for armorial shields is published in works called armorials (herbarz). An armorial is a collection of descriptions of coats of arms and the families that bear them. Poland has produced numerous armorials prepared by various authors dealing with the genealogy and armorial shields of Polish knights and nobility. The armorials describe each family’s entitlement to the arms. They may also note early bearers of that coat of arms, sometimes with relationships, birth dates, and other genealogical information. | Documentation for armorial shields is published in works called armorials (herbarz). An armorial is a collection of descriptions of coats of arms and the families that bear them. Poland has produced numerous armorials prepared by various authors dealing with the genealogy and armorial shields of Polish knights and nobility. The armorials describe each family’s entitlement to the arms. They may also note early bearers of that coat of arms, sometimes with relationships, birth dates, and other genealogical information. | ||
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Each armorial differs from others depending on the research of the author. No one armorial includes all Polish nobility though significant families are included in all of them. Some minor noble families are not included in any armorial. Polish armorials generally contain genealogical information as well as illustrations of the heraldic arms. They are a good place to start a study of genealogy and heraldry for noble families since they list family members and descendants from a common arms-bearing ancestor in the distant past. The following is an easily accessible popular Polish armorial: | Each armorial differs from others depending on the research of the author. No one armorial includes all Polish nobility though significant families are included in all of them. Some minor noble families are not included in any armorial. Polish armorials generally contain genealogical information as well as illustrations of the heraldic arms. They are a good place to start a study of genealogy and heraldry for noble families since they list family members and descendants from a common arms-bearing ancestor in the distant past. The following is an easily accessible popular Polish armorial: | ||
''Herbarz Polski Kaspra Niesieckiego. ''(Kaspar Niesiecki’s Polish Armorial). 10 vols. Lipsko: Breitkopf i Hærtel, 1839–1846. (FHL book 943.8 D5n; film 0865225-0865233.) | ''Herbarz Polski Kaspra Niesieckiego.''(Kaspar Niesiecki’s Polish Armorial). 10 vols. Lipsko: Breitkopf i Hærtel, 1839–1846. (FHL book 943.8 D5n; film 0865225-0865233.) | ||
The Family History Library has collected many armorials. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library has collected many armorials. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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http://www.polishroots.org/heraldry/heraldry_intro.htm | http://www.polishroots.org/heraldry/heraldry_intro.htm | ||
http://feefhs.org/pol/frg-pghs.html<br | http://feefhs.org/pol/frg-pghs.html | ||
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