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Denhof is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Dönhoff (German) or Denhoff (Polish) (sometimes also Denhof or Doenhoff) was a Livonian German noble family, a branch of which moved to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century and became recognized as a Polish noble (szlachta) there.

History

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Blazon

Argent a boar's head caboshed sable armed of the field. Crest: issuant out of a crest coronet or a demi-boar sable armed argent pierced by two spears saltire-wise points in chief also argent. Mantled sable doubled argent.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • Ernst Magnus Dönhoff (1581–1642), voivode of Parnawa (1640–1642)
  • Kasper Dönhoff (1587–1645), voivode of Dorpat (1627–1634)
  • Alexander von Dönhoff (1683–1742), Prussian Lieutenant-General
  • Sophie von Dönhoff (1768–1838), morganatic spouse of Frederick William II of Prussia
  • August Heinrich Hermann von Dönhoff (1797–1874), Prussian diplomat
  • Marion Dönhoff (1909–2002), a German journalist

See also

  • Polish heraldry
  • Heraldry

Sources

  • Herbarz Polski - Polish Armorial 2009/2010 (Tadeusz Gajl) - Herb Denhof
  • Denhoff (herb szlachecki), according to Polish site (June 19, 2011)
  • Dönhoff