| Alabanda | |
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| Alternative name(s) | Alaband, Albalant, Alba Luna, Albaluna, Alba-luna, Allabanda, Bielina, Koniczek, Koniowaszyja |
| Earliest mention | 1278 |
| Families | 6 names Alabanda, Azulewicz, Frezer, Fryzer, Koproski, Koprowski |
Alabanda is a Polish nobility coat of arms, used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland.
History
According to a legend the Alabanda coat of arms comes from the times of the Piast dynasty in the 12th century. It was first mentioned in records in 1278[1] and no longer used after the 16th century.[2]
Blazon
Escutcheon: Sable (or Azure) a horse head Argent issuant from a crescent of the same. Crest: Three (or five) ostrich feathers.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Stefan de Kobylagłowa
- Strzeżywoj de Kobylagłowa
- Jan Frezer, burgrave of Kraków, secretary of the Tarnogród Confederation
Gallery
Seal of Stefan de Kobylaglowa from 1278
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See also
- Polish heraldry
- Heraldic family
- List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Bibliography
- Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.
- Franciszek Piekosiński: Heraldyka polska wieków średnich, Kraków, 1899, s.196
- Juliusz Karol Ostrowski: Księga herbowa rodów polskich, Warszawa, 1897, T.1, s.10
- Franciszek Piekosiński, Pieczęcie polskie str. 123
- Józef Szymański: Herbarz rycerstwa polskiego z XVI wieku. Warszawa: DiG, 2001, s. 19. ISBN 83-7181-217-5.
References
External links
- http://pl.wikisource.org/wiki/Encyklopedia_staropolska/Alabanda