Leliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several hundred noble families during the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and remains in use today by many of the descendants of these families. There are several forms of the arms, all of which bear the name, Leliwa, but which may be distinguished as variations of the same arms by the addition of a Roman numeral. In 19th century during a pan South-Slavic Illyrian movement heraldic term Leliwa () also entered Croatian heraldry as a name for the coat of arms considered to be the oldest known symbol; Bleu celeste, a mullet of six points Or surmounted above a crescent Argent – A golden six-pointed star (representing the morning star) over a silver crescent moon on a blue shield, but also as a name for all other coats of arms that have a crescent and a mullet.

Blazon

Original coat of arms of Leliwa, otherwise referred to as Leliwa I include Azure Shield (in Polish heraldry, this tincture is always sky blue), a crescent or, surmounted by a mullet of six points of the second, a Polish nobleman's helm, Crest out of a Polish nobleman's coronet, a fan of seven peacock's feathers proper, charged with the elements of the shield. Azure Mantling and or Motto Leliwa, signifying the battle cry, 'to the Liwa', of these proclamatio-arms.

Notable bearers and others

Bearers mostly resided in the regions Kraków, Poznań and Sandomierz of Poland, Wolyn and Podolia of Ukraine.

Families: Tarnowski family, Sieniawski family, Roycewicz family, Morsztyn family, Hlebowicz family, Czapski family, Tyszkiewicz family, Średziński families (Śrzedziński, Srzedziński, Sredziński), Sudnik family of Sudniki in the former Vilnius poviat (modern day Belarus).

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz, Krzysztof Monwid Dorohstajski, Rafał Jarosławski, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, Adam Sieniawski, Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski, Mikołaj Sieniawski, Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski, Konstanty Słotwinski, Jędrzej Śniadecki, Jan Tarnowski, Jan z Tarnowa, Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz, Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński, Jan Jurejewicz Zabrzeziński, Juliusz Słowacki, Witold Pilecki, Andrzej Bobola, Józef Czapski, Karol Hutten-Czapski, Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski, Spytek I Jarosławski, Jan Chrucki, Henryk Dobrzański, Kazimierz Antoni Wodzicki, Michael Bisping

There are also: Lipka Tatar families of Aksan, Aksanow, Adamowicz, Abramowicz, Musicz, Illasiewicz and Smolski. Zaporozhian Cossack families of Hłasko (Hlaska). Hungarian families of Hontpazmany or conte Panzano, Urak and Czobor. Circassian families of Szymkowicz and Temruk. French families of de Virion and de Spiner. German, Prussian families of Morstyn, Beyer, Brandt, Bolte, Przywidzki, Damerau, Kappel, Lipen. Flemish family of Bremer and Dutch/Netherlands families of De Kunder/Kunter/Kunther. Moldavian family Brăescu.

Drawings of Leliwa during the ages

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Toison d'Or (Folio 120r).jpg|<small>In Toison d'Or from ca. 1433–1435 (in the upper right corner)</small>

Armorial bellenville folio 67v.jpg|<small>In Armorial Bellenvillle from 1360 to 1400 (in the lower left corner)</small>

Gelre Folio 53v.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the 15th century shape in Armorial Gelre (in the upper right corner)</small>

Bergshammarsamlingen (page 113).jpg|<small>In Codex Bergshammar from the 15th century (second row, second column)</small>

Armorial Lyncenich folio 224.jpg|<small>In Armorial Lyncenich from the 15th century (in the upper right corner)</small>

Leliwa Stemmata Polonica.jpg|<small>Leliwa in a sixteenth-century copy of Stemmata Polonica by Długosz</small>

Leliwa seal XIVw.jpg|<small>Seal with the Leliwa arms of an unknown Jerzy from the beginning of the 14th century </small>

Leliwa Seal 1413.jpg|<small>Seal with the Leliwa arms of Jadwiga z Leżenic from the act of the Union of Horodlo in 1413 </small>

DUMA BRAESCU 1445.jpg|<small>Leliwa on the seal of Moldavian Boyar Duma Brăescu on a document from 1445</small>

POL COA Leliwa średniowieczna.svg|<small>Leliwa in the medieval shape – modern reconstruction </small>

POL COA Leliwa XVw.svg|<small>Leliwa in the 15th century shape – modern reconstruction</small>

Leliwa_Ambrozy_1572.jpg|Leliwa in the armorial of Ambroży z Nysy, ca. 1572

Leliwa Paprocki 1584.jpg|<small>Leliwa in Gniazdo cnoty... by Bartłomiej Paprocki, 1578</small>

Leliwa Paprocki Herby 1584.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the armorial Herby rycerztwa polskiego... by Bartłomiej Paprocki, 1584</small>

POL_COA_Leliwa_Bielski.jpg|Leliwa in Kronice polskiej by Marcin Bielski, 1597

POL_COA_Leliwa_Gorczyn.jpg|Leliwa in Kleynotach.. by Jan Aleksander Gorczyn, 1630

Leliwa Okolski 1641.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the armorial of Okolski, 1641</small>

Herb Leliwa XVIIwiek BB.jpg|<small>Leliwa on a cartouche in the Castle of Bielsko-Biala of the princes Sułkowski, 17th century</small>

Leliwa Niesiecki 1740.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the armorial of Niesiecki, 1740</small>

Leliwa_Dunczewski_1757.jpg|<small>Leliwa in Herbarzu wielu domow Korony Polskiey St. Duńczewskiego, 1757</small>

Slowaccyherb.jpg|<small>Leliwa in a legitimacy document of the Słowacki family, 1803</small>

POL Leliwa Ostrowski.PNG|<small>Leliwa in the armorial of Ostrowski, 1897</small>

Leliwa Kojałowicz 1905.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the armorial of Wijuk Kojałowicz, reprinted in 1905</small>

Leliwa Leszczyc.jpg|<small>Leliwa in the armorial of „Herby szlachty polskiej” by Z. Leszczyca, 1908</small>

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Paintings

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Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski.jpg|Leliwa on the painting of Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski, 16th century

Mikołaj_Hieronim_Sieniawski.JPG|Leliwa on the painting of Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski, 17th century

Janusz Tyszkiewicz.jpg|Leliwa on the painting of Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski, 17th century

Jerzy Tyszkiewicz, bishop of Vilnius.PNG|Leliwa on the painting of Jerzy Tyszkiewicz, 17th century

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Standard variations

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POL COA Pietrasiewicz.svg|<small>Pietrasiewicz</small>

POL COA Pilecki.svg|<small>Pilecki (in Prussia)</small>

POL COA Piotrowicz.svg|<small>Piotrowicz (in Samogitia), it could be also a variation of Murdelio</small>

POL COA Piotrowicz II.svg|<small>Piotrowicz II</small>

POL COA Policzyński.svg|<small>Policzyński</small>

POL COA Poliwczyński.svg|<small>Poliwczyński (in Prussia)</small>

POL COA Przywidzki.svg|<small>Przywidzki</small>

POL COA Sieniawski.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Prokop Sieniawski, a combination with the coat of arms Chodkiewicz of his wife</small>

POL COA Trzcieński.svg|<small>Trzcieński vel Trzciński</small>

POL COA Wietcki.svg|<small>Wietecki</small>

POL COA Wietcki II.svg|<small>Witecki - according to Niesiecki</small>

POL COA Wojanowski.svg|<small>Wojanowski</small>

POL COA Szczęsny Wojanowski.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Szczęsny Wojanowski, containing symbols of a Commander of the Malta Knights</small>

POL COA Zienkowicz.svg|<small>Zienkowicz</small>

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Standard variations from ennoblements

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POL COA Bajer.svg|<small>Bajer - variation granted to Andrzej Bajer in 1678</small>

POL COA Erbs.svg|<small>Erbs – variation granted to Andrzej Grochowski in 1753</small>

POL COA Leliwa Juzwikiewicz.svg|<small>Juźwikiewicz – variation granted to Juźwikiewicz brothers in 1777</small>

POL COA Lesieniewicz.svg|<small>Lesieniewicz – variation from an ennoblement in 1739, mentioned in Małorossijskim Gierbovniku.</small>

POL COA Ryks.svg|<small>Ryks - variation from a confirmation of nobility of the Ryks (Ryx) family (from Land of Warsaw) in Prussia in 1804</small>

POL COA Wodzicki.svg|<small>Wodzicki – variation from an ennoblement in 1676, used also by Borsztyn family</small>

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Standard variations (considered as Leliwa variations only by single heraldists)

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POL COA Adamowicz tatarski.svg|<small>Adamowicz (Tatar family)</small>

POL COA Kiwalski.svg|<small>Kiwalski</small>

POL COA Macewicz.svg|<small>Macewicz (from Lithuania)</small>

POL COA Macewicz II.svg|<small>Variety of Macewicz from an ennoblement in 1764-65 or 1781</small>

POL COA Leliwa Mokierski.svg|<small>Mąkierski vel Makierski vel Mokierski, mentioned by Wittyg </small>

POL COA Pawłowski III.svg|<small>Pawłowski (from the Czech part of Silesia, formerly from Land of Poznań</small>

POL COA Pawłowski V.svg|<small>Pawłowski de Rosenfeld a German family, branch of the Pawłowski family which used the "Pawłowski III" coat of arms</small>

POL COA Pawsza.svg|<small>Pawsza</small>

POL COA Pierścień.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Pierścień granted to Franciszek Ryx in 1768</small>

POL COA Ryx.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Franciszek Ryx (1790)</small>

POL COA Leliwa Staszkiewicz.svg|<small> – variation used by the Staszkiewicz family from Samogitia, mentioned by Niesiecki</small>

POL COA Żarowski.svg|<small>Żarowski – from an ennoblement in 1576, according to Konarski a variation of Leliwa</small>

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Aristocratic variations

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POL COA Ostrogski.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Princess Ostrogski and Zasławski, used according to Tadeusz Gajl also by Kłosewicz, Neronowicz, Szpila, Szpilewski and Szpilowski families.</small>

POL COA Czapski.svg|<small>The basic count version of the Leliwa used by Czapski and Morsztyn families</small>

POL COA Gołuchowski.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Count Gołuchowski, with the coat of arms of the Russian Empire</small>

POL COA Hutten-Czapski.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Hutten-Czapski, a combination of Leliwa and the German coat of arms of the Hutten family</small>

POL COA Pawłowski IV Baron.svg|<small>Baron variation of the Pawłowski family (mentioned only by Juliusz Karol Ostrowski)</small>

POL COA Tarnowski hrabia.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Count Tarnowski</small>

POL COA Tyszkiewicz.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Count Tyszkiewicz</small>

POL COA Wodzicki hrabia.svg|<small>Coat of arms of Count Wodzicki</small>

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Families from Kashubia

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POL COA Czarnicki.svg|<small>Czarnicki</small>

POL COA Dułak III.svg|<small>Dułak</small>

POL COA Fargow.svg|<small>Fargo</small>

POL COA Gliszczyński IV.svg|<small>Gliszczyński</small>

POL COA Lisewski.svg|<small>Lisewski</small>

POL COA Mach.svg|<small>Mach</small>

POL COA Mach odm.svg|<small>Mach - variation of the previous</small>

POL COA Mach IId.svg|<small>Mach - variation of the previous</small>

POL COA Małszycki.svg|<small>Małszycki</small>

POL COA Ossowski.svg|<small>Ossowski</small>

POL COA Piechowski.svg|<small>Piechowski</small>

POL COA Piotroch.svg|<small>Piotroch and Poklat</small>

POL COA Repka.svg|<small>Repko</small>

POL COA Spęgawski.svg|<small>Spęgawski (II)</small>

POL COA Żychcki.svg|<small>Żychcki</small>

</gallery>In Croatian and Illyrian heraldry<gallery widths="150" heights="150" align="center">

HRV_Central_Croatia_COA.svg|So-called oldest Croatian coat of arms

Coat_of_arms_of_Croatia.svg|coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia, first shield from the left

Ban standard.PNG|Banal standard 1848.

First CoA of Croatia.svg|first (?) coat of arms of Croatia

Ondrej2 pecet.jpg|Seal of king Andrije II., Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia (1197–1204)

Coat of arms of Grand Illyria.png|Coat of arms of imaginary Great Illyria

Coat of arms of Zagreb.svg|Coat of arms of Zagreb

Varaždin (grb).gif|Coat of arms of Varaždin

Coa Croatia Country Illyria History.svg|Coat of arms of Illyria from Fojnica Armorial

Coat of arms of the legitimate Kingdom of Bosnia.png|Coat of arms of Bosnia from a map of Joan Blaeu (1668.) ordered by Ban of Croatia Petar Zrinski

Coa Bosnia and Herzegovina Country History (Fojnica Armorial) (17th century).svg|Coat of arms of Grb Bosne from Fojnica Armorial

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See also

  • Polish heraldry
  • Heraldic family
  • List of Polish nobility coats of arms

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