Biberstein is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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| Alternative names | Bibersztein, Bibersztajn, Bibersztyn, Bieberstein, Momot |
| Earliest mention | 1094 |
| Families | Bałkowski, Białkowski, Bibestein, Bibersztein, Błoński, Boczowski, Boiszewski, Boiszowski, Borus, Gniazdowski, Górski, Hirtemberg, Jazwiecki, Jaźwiecki, Kacimierski, Kazimierski, Kazimirski, Kielnerski, Kolanowski, Maciejowicz, Mikołajowski, Mokranowski, Momot, Momoth, Nemitz, Odroclew, Odrwolff, Pierożek, Podłęski, Poręnby, Przybysławski, Radziejowski, Ridolewski, Rupnowski, Rydalski, Rydolewski, Sebieński, Seboński, Skotnicki, Starowiejski, Starowieyski, Staszkowski, Szebieński, Tarnowski, Tur, Wołowicz, Zakrzewski |
History
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Notable bearers
editNotable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Stanisław Kostka Starowieyski (1895-1941) a reserve artillery captain]] of the Polish Armed Forces, a participant (1918-1920) to the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War, a church, social and charity activist and a papal chamberlain. He died at the concentration camp in Dachau concentration camp and was beatified in 1999.
Gallery
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Biberstein coat of arms in Baranów Sandomierki castle
See also
editBibliography
edit- Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen "Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego S.J. powiększony dodatkami z późniejszych autorów, rękopisów, dowodów urzędowych", Tom I, Lipsk 1839-1846
- Ulanowski B. Inscriptiones clenodiales ex libris iudicialibus palatinatus Cracoviensis, "Starodawne prawa polskiego pomniki", Kraków 1885
- Piekosiński Franciszek "Heraldyka polska wieków średnich", Kraków 1899
- Białkowski Leon "Ród Bibersteinów a ród Momotów godła jeleniego Rogu w wiekach XIV-XVI" Lublin 1948
External links
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