Janina is a Polish nobility clan coat-of-arms. Borne by several noble families descended in the-male line from the medieval lords of Janina (the eponyms of the clan) or legally adopted into the clan upon ennoblement.

History

Janina is the only coat of arms represented on the sky as constellation – Scutum. It was created by Johannes Hevelius in 1684, and originally named it Scutum Sobiescianum (the shield of Sobieski) to commemorate the victory of the Polish forces led by King John III Sobieski in the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Later, the name was shortened to Scutum.

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Blazon

The coat of arms was used in a variety of tinctures and designs, varying greatly from family to family. All of them depicted what is described in the alternative names for the Janina, that is a "field in a field" or a "shield within a shield".

Notable bearers

Most notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • members of the Sobieski family, including King Jan III Sobieski and Katarzyna Sobieska (pictured)

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| thumb|upright|Jan III Sobieski

| thumb|upright|Katarzyna Sobieska

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Variations

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File:Coat of Arms of Jan Sobieski as king of Poland.svg|Coat of arms of Jan III Sobieski as the King of Poland

File:Sobieski Crown.PNG|Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk.

File:Scutum Sobiescianum - Prodromus astronomiae 1690 (5590349).jpg|Scutum Sobiescianum- Johannes Hevelius drew the constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690.

File:POL COA Janina.svg|Variation of Janina

File:POL COA Janina odm.svg|Warepski vel Warępski, variation of Janina

File:POL COA Chunowski.svg|Chunowski, variation of Janina

File:POL COA Jurgiewicz.svg|Jurgielewicz, variation of Janina

File:POL COA Axt.svg|Axt, a Silesian coat of arms, variation of Janina according to Alfred Znamierowski

File:POL COA Zgraja.svg|Zgraja, variation of Janina

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Cities and Villages

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File:Warsaw district Wilanow coa.png|Coat of arms of Wilanów District in Warsaw

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Notes and references

Bibliography

  • Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007, s. 406–539. .

See also

  • Scutum (constellation)
  • Polish heraldry
  • Heraldic family
  • List of Polish nobility coats of arms <!--Include in this list after editing this CoA-->
  • The Sobieskis' Janina Coat of Arms at the Wilanów Palace Museum