| Biberstein | |
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| Alternative names | Bibersztein, Bibersztajn, Bibersztyn, Bieberstein, Momot |
| Earliest mention | 1094 |
| Families | Białkowski, Bibestein, Bibersztein, Błoński, Boczowski, Boiszewski, Boiszowski, Borus, Gniazdowski, Górski, Hirtemberg, Jazwiecki, Jaźwiecki, Kacimierski, Kazimierski, Kazimirski, Kielnerski, Kolanowski, Maciejowicz, Mikołajowski, Mokranowski, Momot, Momoth, Nemitz, Odroclew, Odrwolff, Pierożek, Podłęski, Poręnby, Przybysławski, Radziejowski, Ridolewski, Rupnowski, Rydalski, Rydolewski, Sebieński, Seboński, Skotnicki, Starowiejski, Starowieyski, Staszkowski, Szebieński, Tarnowski, Tur, Wołowicz, Zakrzewski |
Biberstein is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Stanisław Kostka Starowieyski (1895-1941) a reserve artillery captain]] of the Polish Armed Forces, a participant (1918-1920) to the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War, a church, social and charity activist and a papal chamberlain. He died at the concentration camp in Dachau concentration camp and was beatified in 1999.
Gallery
Biberstein coat of arms in Baranów Sandomierki castle
See also
Bibliography
- Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen "Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego S.J. powiększony dodatkami z późniejszych autorów, rękopisów, dowodów urzędowych", Tom I, Lipsk 1839-1846
- Ulanowski B. Inscriptiones clenodiales ex libris iudicialibus palatinatus Cracoviensis, "Starodawne prawa polskiego pomniki", Kraków 1885
- Piekosiński Franciszek "Heraldyka polska wieków średnich", Kraków 1899
- Białkowski Leon "Ród Bibersteinów a ród Momotów godła jeleniego Rogu w wiekach XIV-XVI" Lublin 1948
External links
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