Niesobia, is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several old szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
editThis coat of arms has it's origins in Moravia, in what is today Czech Republic, along with the 45 noble families that bore this coat of arms. The earliest written document mentioning the Niesobia coat of arms dates back to 1424. Some of the families bearing this coat of arms later became incorporated into the Russian nobility.
Blazon
editA shield crossed in red and gold, on which is a silver arrow with a black eagle's tail at the end; in the crest are three ostrich feathers on top of the helmet.
Notable bearers
editNotable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Helen Mirren, DBE; British actress and Academy Awards winner of Russian noble ancestry, born Helen Lydia Mironoff (Mironow)
See also
edit- Polish heraldry
- Heraldry
- Coat of arms
- Dynastic Genealogy
- Ornatowski.com
- Piekosiński, Franciszek Heraldyka polska wieków średnich
- Polish nobility
- Baranów Sandomierski Castle
- Ruthenian nobility
- Russian nobility