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.
| Denhof | |
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| Battle cry | - |
| Alternative names | Dzik |
| Earliest mention | unknown |
| Towns | none |
| Families | Berens, Bieret, Biront, Denhof, Denhoff, Doenhoff, Donhoff, Dönhoff, Dobszewicz |
History
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Blazon
editArgent 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
editNotable 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
editSources
edit- Herbarz Polski - Polish Armorial 2009/2010 (Tadeusz Gajl) - Herb Denhof[permanent dead link]
- Denhoff (herb szlachecki), according to Polish site (June 19, 2011)
- Dönhoff
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