Lis (Polish for "Fox") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of Clan Lis.

Legend

In 1058 Duke Casimir I the Restorer while chasing the pagan Lithuanians and Yotvingians who devastated Polish lands, came to Sochaczew. He sent a knight of the Lis Clan (Fox Clan) to scout the region for enemies. When the knight came across a river he met a strong enemy unit. Unable to attack them alone, he decided immediately to shoot a lighted arrow into the air to call for reinforcements. Help arrived soon and defeated the enemies. A grateful Casimir granted the brave knight a new coat of arms with an arrow in the escutcheon and his former sign - the fox - was placed in the crest.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

  • Krystyn z Kozichgłów <!-- This individual has a Wikipedia page in Polish that could be translated to English. -->
  • Jaksa z Targowiska
  • Mikołaj z Kozłowa
  • Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
  • Stanisław Chomętowski
  • Sapieha Family
  • Adam Stefan Sapieha
  • Aleksander Michał Sapieha
  • Aleksander Paweł Sapieha
  • Jan Sapieha
  • Kazimierz Sapieha
  • Kazimierz Jan Paweł Sapieha
  • Lew Sapieha
  • Paweł Jan Sapieha
  • Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
  • Szymon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia
  • Melchior Wańkowicz
  • Henryk Samsonowicz
  • Ferdynand Ruszczyc
  • Alexander Prince Świrski
  • Andrzej Prince Świrski-Jarnicki
  • Mateusz Prince Cichocki-Lis-Jarnicki
  • Marian Prince Lis-Jarnicki
  • Roman Prince Świrski
  • Eric Prince Świrski
  • Yuri Lisyansky

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Image:Bianki POL COA.svg|<small>Bianki (odm.)</small>

Image:POL COA Jerlicz.svg|<small>Jerlicz (odm.)</small>

image:Herb Sapiehów.PNG|<small>Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha</small>

image:POL COA Sapieha alt.svg|<small>Coat of Arms of Princes Sapieha (1858-1859)</small>

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  • Lis Coat of Arms (including altered) and their bearers

See also

  • Polish heraldry
  • Heraldic family
  • List of Polish nobility coats of arms <!--Include in this list after editing this CoA-->

Bibliography

  • Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 238-240. .
  • Jan Długosz: Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, ks. IX. Kraków: 1867-1870, s. 264.
  • Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. .