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Pogoń Litewska

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Earliest mention
  
1366

Divisions
  
Puławy County

Cities
  
Puławy

Pogoń Litewska

Alternative names
  
Pogoń Litewska Książęca

Families
  
57 names Aczkiewicz, Algiminowicz, Algminowicz, Alkimowicz, Biciutek, Byciutek, Boremlski, Boremski, Chowanski, Czartoryski, Dowmont, Dulski, Hurko, Gediminids, Izasławski, Izopolski, Klajowski,Kobryński, Konierewicz, Kopylski, Korecki, Korjatowicz, Koryatowicz, Koszerski, Koszyrski, Kowelski, Kurakin, Krzywicki, Krzywiecki, Krzywięcki, Lingwieniewicz, Litwinowicz, Łukomlski, Mackiewicz, Morski, Możarowski - Możajski, Mścisławski, Niedzielski, Nowosielski, Olelkowicz, Olgierd, Plusko, Pluszkow, Pokłoński, Postawka, Radzikiewicz, Rybicki, Sakalauskas, Sanguszko, Słucki, Sudwoj, Świderski, Trubecki, Wandza, Worotyniec, Zasławski

Pogoń Litewska is a Polish coat of arms originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Appearing in medieval Lithuanian heraldry, it was later used by several szlachta families in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, primarily by those of Gediminid origin. The present Lithuanian coat of arms (Vytis) as well as the coat of arms of Belarus between 1991 and 1995, (Pahonia) are modern heraldic representation of the historic Lithuanian symbol.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • House of Czartoryski
  • Chowanski Princes
  • Yefrosinya Andreyevna Starytska, Duchess, nee Khovanskaya
  • Ivan Andreyevich Chowanski (Tararui)
  • House of Sanguszko Princes
  • Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko
  • Roman Sanguszko
  • References

    Pogoń Litewska Wikipedia