Hipocentaur coat of arms

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Hipocentaur
Hipocentaur Coat of Arms
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Alternative names Hippocentaurus, Hipocentaurus, Hipocentaur, Kitaurus
Earliest mention unknown
Towns Halshany, Staryja Darohi, Siesikai, Lutomiersk
Families Aleksandowicz, Bachcza, Bachuz, Bortko, Dannemark, Dorszprung, Dowmont, Dubrawski, Dubrowicki or Dubrownicki, Dydziel or Dydziul, Ejmuntowicz, Eymuntowicz, Gałagan, Giecewicz, Gieczewski, Giedgowt, Giedowt, Giedroyć (Giedraičiai), Giedruś, Giezgowt, Ginwił(ł), Gogul, Goitus, Gojtus, Hornostaj(ski), Hurynowicz, Jamont(owicz), Jurażyc, Kamieński, Katank, Konjugowicz, Kozłowicz, Kulwiec, Kulwieć, Lebiedziowski, Lickiewicz, Lutyn, Mickiewicz, Micko(wicz), Mieciecki, Mieciński, Mizgayłło, Nielub, Ostyk(owicz), Olshanski (Holszański), Paliszewski, Płaskowski, Polewicz, Polewicz-Jamont, Pukielewicz, Rakiewicz, Rodkiewicz, Rukiewicz, Rukowicz, Rutkiewicz-Dowmont, Ruykiewicz, Siesicki, Sołomiej(y), Strawiński, Suchta, Szawelski, Szemiot, Szerejko(wicz),Szolomicki, Świrski, Talmont(owicz), Trabski, Urmowski, Utenus(z)owicz, Wiaze(ie)mski or Wiazeński, Wittort, Wojn, Wołożyński, Zdanowicz, Żdan, Żdanowicz, Żywibunt

Hipocentaur (Polish for "Hippocentaur") is a Lithuanian and Polish coat of arms. It was used by a number of szlachta (noble) families under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

The earliest images of the coat of arms come from 1422, when seals of two brothers from the Holszanski family were attached to the documents of the Treaty of Melno.[1]

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Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

See also

POL COA Hippocentaurus.svg

References

  1. Nowak P., Pokora P. Dokumenty strony polsko-litewskiej pokoju mełneńskiego z 1422 roku. — Poznań, 2004.