Culture & Customs
Songs,
Postcards, MuseumsDatabases
Haller's
Army, PNA Lodges... Geography &
Maps
Slownik
Geograficzny, Galicia Heraldry
Herbarz Polski History
Military,
Belarus, Detroit,
Prussia Immigration
& Ships
Ellis
Island, Hamburg,
Pier 21
News
Gen
Dobry!, Polish Forum, VolunteersReference
Archives,
Libraries, Surnames
Regional
Countries,
Regions, US States |
| |
|
| Amadej herb |
 The
following article is a direct translation from the classic
Genealogical and Heraldic reference "Herbarz Polski" by
Kasper Niesiecki S.J., (Lipsk) edition 1839-46.
In a field of red, a white eagle without a tail; its beak, from
which a gold ring hangs, faces left; the wings and legs are spread
outward. Above the shield, on the helmet are five ostrich plumes.
(According to Paprocki, Okolski, Bielski, Potocki.) All agree that
this coat of arms came from Hungary, but relate different stories
about the time of its arrival.
Quoting Paprocki, Okolski reports that Wladyslaw Lokietek,
having been ousted from the Polish throne for his many sojourns in
foreign countries, sought help in Hungary where the voivode, AMADEJ,
was the first to welcome him and to treat him with respect. Supplied
with money and people, the King took over the Pelczyski castle near
Wislice. This frightened the other towns into
surrendering to the King. The grateful monarch invited the AMADEJ
family to Poland where he granted them wealth and honors. This is
said to have taken place ca 1300.
On the other hand, Dlugosz writes that Felicyan and his
colleagues were expelled from Hungary in 1330 for they had boldly
attempted to murder King Karol, the Queen, and their children. The
following members of the AMADEJ family are listed by Nakielski as
being in our kingdom: Mikolaj Msurowski, landlord of Rudolowice.
There he founded a church, and in 1393 willed to the church, in
perpetuity, all of his property in Bystryowice, Woczkowice,
Tuliglowy, and Wegierka. This disposition was copied from the
original testament. In 1446, Jan from Msurowo, master of the pantry
in Przemysl, and his brother, Mikolaj, incorporated this same church
into the parsonage at Miechów. Jan's descendants, Jan the peace
officer and Mikolaj the swordbearer, both of Przemysl, following the
example of their forebears, added more lands in 1454, with the
result that today, according to Paprocki, no house remains in our
kingdom that boasts these heraldic bearings. |
|
