Amadej is a Polish coat of arms of either Hungarian origin or West Prussian. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
| Amadej | |
|---|---|
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| Hamadej, Sokoła | |
Alternative names | Amadejowa, Amadey, Almeyda, Amende, Amenda, Almejda, Amadeja, Amedja, Amadij, Hamadaj, Hamadej, Hamadejowa, Homadziej, Orlek [1] |
Earliest mention | ca 1300[2] (record) |
| Families | 36 names Amadej, Grad, Gronostaj, Msurowski, Mzurowski, Suskrajowski, Walewski, Żyzmowski, Kozanecki Amadej, Bobolicki, By(s)trzanowski,[3] Grad, Gronostaj, Jankowski, Kosiński, Kozanecki, Kozubski, Łagiewnicki, Maierhoffer, Msurowski, Mszaniecki, Mzurowski, Mszurowski[4] (Mschurowski), Muszurowski, Szurowski, Pruszkowski, Ptak, Suskrajewski, Suskrajowski, Suskrojowski, Walewski, Węgrzynowicz, Włostowski, Żyzmowski. |
History
editThe family is either of Hungarian origin or West Prussian origin.[1]
Earliest mentions of the family and coat of arms appeared circa 1300 AD, when the king Władysław I Łokietek sought help to return to the throne. According to contemporaries, Amadej were the first to help. With this new found wealth, the king took over a castle in Wiślica. He rewarded the family with wealth and honors.[5]
Blazon
editGules an eagle displayed recursant argent armed and crowned or holding in its beak an annulet also or. Crest: issuant out of a crest coronet or five ostrich feathers argent. Mantled gules doubled argent.[6]
It is exceptional that it is a mirror of the coat of arms of Poland as it has a dexter eagle which appears in the national coat as a sinister version, prompting a connection between both.
See also
editBibliography
edit- 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.
References
edit- 1 2 "Amadej History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". houseofnames.com. House of Names. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 87. ISBN 83-7391-166-9
- ↑ Miesięcznik Heraldyczny Lwów czerwiec-lipiec 1910
- ↑ 1378 r., 1390 r. (i więcej) ok. 100 dokumentów. AGZ (Akta Grodzkie Ziemskie z czasów Rzeczy Pospolitej-Lwów 1868-1935), tom IV
- ↑ Niesiecki S.J, Kasper. "Herb Amadej Research Heraldry Herb Amadej". polishroots.org. Polish Roots. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ M. Piegzig, Josephine (2 June 1980). "Herbarz Polski". Polish Genealogical Society Newsletter. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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