Kur coat of arms
Kur | |
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Battle cry | Kur |
Alternative name(s) | Kur Biały, Kokot |
Earliest mention | 1496 |
Families | 19 names Bosowski, Gall, Horodyński, Karszański, Karszeński, Kazimierski, Kiczka, Kokot, Kur, Kurakowski, Kurek, Kurowski, Kurski, Kurzecki, Kurzewski, Kurzyk, Kurzyna, Szaprowski, Opersdorf |
Cities | Kurów, Kurozwęki, Oława |
Divisions | Kurkowszczyzna |
Kur is a
The Kur coat of arms have also been used before Jagiellon dynasty time in
The most notable member of the
Families of the Clan of Kur were in the medieval times of same origin. The clan and its land is closely connected to the Mazovia region of Poland. Although nobility Mazovia received equal rights as in the rest of Poland, it retained independent status until 1529, when Sigismund I the Old incorporated Mazovia into the Polish state. Outside the Mazovia region, the clan members are also found in other regions of the Commonwealth, including Silesia, Podlaskie Voivodeship and Lublin.
History
The Kur coat of arms and its battle cry is noted in Polish heraldry in 1496. Earlier notes confirming graphic form of the CoA but without battle cry are from year 1300.[13]
The notes of 1496
Legend of the CoA
The legend tells that the Kur coat of arms have been given to the knight for service and for saving King's camp during military campaign. The night have been alert during the night and spotted sudden enemy attack and by that saving the king's life. The legend has been written down by Szymon Okolski in his work of Orbis Polonus Splendoribus Coeli... in 1641–1643. This is also recalled in the book of Kasper Niesiecki.[17]
Symbolics and oldest document
First notes about the Clan of Kur are dated to year 1239 and are to be found in the Codex Diplomaticus of Płock.[18] Documents tell about property of Dojazdowo that was purchased by a knight named Kur.[19]
The symbolics of
Families of the Clan of Kur
Most of the families that use Kur as their coat of arms lived in the Duchy of Mazovia, mostly in the counties of Ostrołęka, Wołomin including Stanisławów and in the east part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Families related to Clan of Kur often have surnames that refer to the origin of the Clan, such as Kur, Kurek, Kurski, Kurzewski, Kurak, Kurakowski, Kurowski, Kurzecki, Kurzyk or Kurzyna. Most of those families share an ancestor, a knight named Kur who lived in Mazovia in the 12th or 13th century. The etymology of the word Kur has been described in several publications.[21][22] Other families that belong to the Clan of Kur are families of Karszeński (Karszański), Horodyński, Bosowski, Szaprowski, Kokot, Kiczka, Gall, Kazimierski and count Oppersdorff that received noble rights in Poland and was adopted to the Clan of Kur.[23] Count Oppersdorff[24] received recognition for his support to the Polish side in the war against Sweden during the time of the Deluge and for offering shelter to the Polish king and his wife in his castle during 1655.
Blazon
Gules a cock Argent, armed Or. Crest: as in the shield.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Kurowie
- Czesław Kurowski
Related coat of arms
See also
- Polish heraldry
- Heraldry
- Coat of arms
- List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Notes
- ^ Bartosz Paprocki: Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego, Kraków 1584. Reviewed by Kazimierz Józef Turowski, Kraków 1858, page 774
- ^ M. Bielski, J.L. Hrebult, Szymon Okolski, Herby Polskie. Poznań 1705, page 58
- ^ Antoni Gąsiorowski and Henryk Kowalewicz, Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski, Poznan 1982, volume VI
- ^ Gorczyn Jan Aleksander, Herby Królestwa polskiego, Kraków 1653, p. 41
- ^ Gorczyn Jan Aleksander, Kleynoty abo herby państwa y rycerstwa powiatow y miast głownych Korony Polskiey y W. X. L. według obiecadła dla pamięci łacnieyszey położone, Kraków 1630
- ^ Piotr Nałęcz-Małachowski, Zbiór Nazwisk Szlachty, Lublin 1805, p. 667
- ISBN 83-7063-243-2
- ^ Franciszek Piekosiński, Heraldyka Polska Wieków Średnich, Kraków 1899, p.310, (see Tader)
- ^ Miesięcznik heraldyczny, 1-3, Warszawa 1908, printed by "Nakł. Oddziału Warszawskiego Polskiego Towarzystwo Heraldycznego (Polish Heraldry Association, Warsaw branch)"
- ^ Krzysztof Żaboklicki, Polish in Padova 2004
- ^ Lech Męczarski, Rocznik statystyczny 1513, part III, NOWA GAZETA GOSTYŃSKA 2004
- ^ Krzysztof Ożóg, Stanisław ze Skarbimierza, 2003
- ^ Franciszek Piekosiński, Heraldyka polska wieków średnich, Kraków 1899
- ^ Piotr Nałęcz-Małachowski, Zbiór Nazwisk Szlachty, Lublin 1805, p.667
- ^ Franciszek Piekosiński, Heraldyka polska wieków średnich, Kraków 1899
- ^ http://www.heraldica.org name=Gallo|
- ^ Kasper Niesiecki, Herbarz Polski, Lipsk 1840, vol. V, s. 451, (electronic edition)
- ^ AGAD, nr.6433
- ^ AGDAD
- ISBN 0-7922-3695-5.
- ^ Jan Stanisław Bystroń: Nazwiska Polskie. Lwów: KSIĄŻNICA, 1927, s. 68. (Etymologia nazwisk posiadających rdzeń wywodzący się od proklamy herbu KUR)
- ^ Jarosław Chodak Jan Stanisław Bystroń prekursor socjologii historycznej, Lublin 1999, Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii UMCS. W publikacji opinia na temat warsztatu badawczego Jana Stanisława Bystronia, zawierająca ocenę J. Krzyżanowskiego
- ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1
- ^ Kasper Niesiecki, Herbarz Polski, Lipsk 1841, t. VII, s. 122 (Opersdorffowie herbu Kur)
- ^ http://kielakowie.pl/mediawiki/index.php?title=Kurowski_Czes%C5%82aw_-_I41141
References
- Bartosz Paprocki, Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego, Kraków 1584. Reviewed by Kazimierz Józef Turowski, Kraków 1858
- Szymon Okolski, Orbis Polonus splendoribus coeli, triumphis mundi, pulchritudine animantium condecoratus, in quo antiqua Sarmatorum gentiliata pervetusta nobilitatis insignia etc. specificantur et relucent, Kraków 1641-1645, volume I, p. 508
- Adam Boniecki, Herbarz polski wiadomości historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich, Warszawa 1908, p. 200, Minakowski version 2005 ISBN 83-918058-3-2
- M. Bielski, J.L. Hrebult, Szymon Okolski, Herby Polskie, Poznań 1705
- Antoni Gąsiorowski and Henryk Kowalewicz, Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski, Poznan 1982, volume VI
- Jan Aleksander Gorczyn, Herby Królestwa polskiego, Kraków 1653
- Piotr Nałęcz-Małachowski, Zbiór Nazwisk Szlachty, Lublin 1805
- ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.
- Henryk Antoni Gąsiorowski, Tomasz Jasiński, Tomasz Jurek, Izabela Skierska, Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski, volume XI, Poznań 1999, ISBN 83-7063-243-2
- Franciszek Piekosiński, Heraldyka Polska Wieków Średnich, Kraków 1899
- AGAD, Zbiór dokumentów pergaminowych nr 6433, Codex diplomaticus et commemorationum Masoviae generalis, J.K. Kochanowski, Warsaw 1919, nr 388 - document that shows confirmation of prince Boleslaw to the Kur family holding the property of Dojazdowo year 1239.
- AGAD, Zbiór dokumentów pergaminowych nr 6433 Wyd.: Codex diplomaticus et commemorationum Masoviae generalis, wyd. J. K. Kochanowski, Warszawa 1919, nr 388 – dokument ze zbiorów pergaminowych
External links
- Tadeusz Gajl [1]
- Dynastic Genealogy
- Ornatowski.com
- Bartosz Paprocki, Digital Library of Wielkopolska, p.774
- Jan Aleksander Gorczyn, Digital Library of Wielkopolska, p.41
- Piotr Nałęcz-Małachowski, University of Warsaw Digital Library, p.667
- Franciszek Piekosiński, University of Warsaw Digital Library, p.310
- Krzysztof Żaboklicki, Polish in Padova Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Krzysztof Ożóg referring to Mikołaj Kiczka
- Lech Męczarski, Nowa Gazeta Gostynska, Rocznik statystyczny 1513 Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Heraldica, drawing of the CoA
- AGAD, confirmation of prince Boleslav
- Bestiarius - Heraldica
- Kaspar Niesiecki, the legend of the Kur coat of arms v.5, p.451