Świnka coat of arms

Świnka
Battle cry: Świnka
Details
Alternative names	Parcaria, Parvus Sus, Porcaria Sus, Świnia głowa
Earliest mention	1352
Towns	castle Świny
Families	Błeszyński, Bogusławski, Bratkowski, Cholawski, Czacki, Czaczkowski, Czajewski, Danewicz, Dewknetowicz, Dewknotowicz, Dowknotowicz, Dziwosz, Gawroński, Grabianowski, Grzebski, Grzębski, Grzybieński, Grzymaczewski, Ikierat, Jentkiewicz, Jeżewicz, Jutrkowski, Kaczkowski, Kakanowski, Kakawski, Kakowski, Kamieński, Kamiński, Kania, Krzczonanowski, Krzczonowski, Krzyżanowski, Malborski, Mączeński, Mączyński, Michelsdorf, Mikuszewski, Pęciłło, Piotrowski, Podbrzeski, Pomorzański, Porkus, Rucki, Semisłowski, Stroliński, Stwoliński, Strzycki, Strzyski, Świnka, Tomisławski, Weperm, Wierzycki, Zajączek, Zieliński, Zmysłowski

Świńka (Polish medieval language for "Boar") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

Świńka is one of the oldest coats of arms in Poland. According to legend, the history of the Świńka family began in 712, when a certain Biwoj, squire to Queen Libusza, gave her a giant boar that he had hunted down in the forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms, the village of Świny in Silesia, and her daughter.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:

• Józef Zajączek, Prince, General
• Andrzej Czacki, Catholic bishop
• Jakub Świnka (1283–1314), Archbishop of Gniezno
• Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, General in US Civil War

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of arms

Sources

• Dynastic Genealogy
• Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby - Wiktor Wittyg
• Herby Rodów Polskich (Polish Coats of Arms) - Mieczysław Paszkiewicz ISBN 0-901149-34-9, reprint of "Herby Szlachty Polskiej" - Zbigniew Leszczyc, 1908