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| Andrault de Buy herb |
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following article is a direct translation from the classic
Genealogical and Heraldic reference "Herbarz Polski" by
Kasper Niesiecki S.J., (Lipsk) edition 1839-46.
The shield is divided vertically: the right side
depicts half of an eagle, a crown on its head, one wing and tail
stretched outward, its beak facing right, and the claw holds a sheaf
of grain. The left side is divided horizontally: three stars are
enclosed in the upper part, two above the one which is below and
between them; three rivers flow across the lower part, equidistant
from each other. A knight's belt crosses the rivers diagonally from
the right. There are three lilies on the belt, separated from each
other.
ANDRAULT de BUY, Franciszek, enjoyed this coat of arms in 1676.
He was born in France, son of Count de Langeron, but was granted
citizenship in Poland in 1658. He had ingratiated himself through
chivalrous action in the service of Jan Kazimierz as the King's
Chamberlain in foreign courts, later, as general of the German army
in Poland, and as county head. In compensation, the King added the
eagle with the royal sheaf to his coat of arms. |
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