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Battle cry
  
unknown

Earliest mention
  
1320-1417

Lewart coat of arms

Alternative names
  
Leopardus, Levardus, Lewrat, Walny

Towns
  
Novogrudek, Minsk, Krakow, Lublin, Mazovian, Sandomierz and Dukla.

Families
  
50 names altogether: Lewart, Bakowski, Beski, Bielanski-Firlej, Bielanski, Bochotnicki, Broniewski, Bunski, Dubrowski, Firlej, GorskiI, GorskiII, Haupt, Jakubczyk, Kczewski, Kizewski, Kniazyszcze, Konarski, Krupski, Krwacki-Firlej, Krwacki,Lewandowski, Lewartowicz, Lewartowski, Lewinski, Lwowski, Lakocki, Marcuszowski, Markuszewski, Melgiewski, Motycki, Nejmanowski, Opocki, Puchniowski, Podolenski, Pety, Skwarc, Szlapa, Tokarski, Trecyusz, Tretius, Tulowski, Ujezdzki, Wali-uszy, Walny, Wierzchanowski, Wodopol, Wszelaczytnski, Zakrzewski-Firlej, Zakrzewski.

Lewart is a Polish coat of arms. It was borne by several noble families of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Families that descended from the original medieval clan assumed this coat of arms, as well as those legally adopted into the clan. It is believed to be of German origin.

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History

  • Duke Casimir II the Just (High Duke of Poland from 1177 to 1194) initially established the clan in the 12th century.
  • The coat of arms was bestowed upon its first bearer for a feat of great bravery whilst holding off a superior force in both strength and number. This caused the bestower, King Władysław Łokietek (reigned 1320-1333), to remark that a leopard, if pushed, can defend itself from a lion.
  • Its origins are German (frankońskie). The first known judicial record (Wali-ears) originates from 1417 (Z. Dunin-Kozicki, Inscriptiones clenodiales, p. 35).

    • Blazon

    The coat of arms is a rampant leopard on either a blue or red background. The leopard is crowned with a silver and gold crown.

    Notable bearers

    Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • The Markuszewski family: landowners in the regions around Novogrudek Kraków and Minsk.
  • Henryk Firlej (1574–1626): a Polish szlachcic, bishop of Łuck (1616–1617), Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624; Deputy Chancellor of the Crown (Polish: Podkanclerzy koronny).

    • Families

    Below are the fifty members of the Lewart Clan. Many are now extinct. Notable members are in bold.

    Lewart, Bakowski, Beski, Bielanski-Firlej, Bielanski, Bochotnicki, Broniewski, Bunski, Dubrowski, Firlej, GorskiI, GorskiII, Haupt, Jakubczyk, Kczewski, Kizewski, Kniazyszcze, Konarski, Krupski, Krwacki-Firlej, Krwacki,Lewandowski, Lewartowicz, Lewartowski, Lewinski, Lwowski, Lakocki, Marcuszowski, Markuszewski, Melgiewski, Motycki, Nejmanowski, Opocki, Puchniowski, Podolenski, Pety, Skwarc, Szlapa, Tokarski, Trecyusz, Tretius, Tulowski, Ujezdzki, Wali-uszy, Walny, Wierzchanowski, Wodopol, Wszelaczytnski, Zakrzewski-Firlej, Zakrzewski.

    References

    Lewart coat of arms Wikipedia
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