Leliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several hundred noble families during the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and remains in use today by many of the descendants of these families. There are several forms of the arms, all of which bear the name, Leliwa, but which may be distinguished as variations of the same arms by the addition of a Roman numeral. In 19th century during a pan South-Slavic Illyrian movement heraldic term Leliwa ()Hrvatski grb u mijenama hrvatske povijesti: Povijest dezintegracije, integracije, ideologije i samostalnosti, [Croatian Coat of Arms in Changes of Croatian History: The History of Disintegration, Integration, Ideology and Independence representing Croatia] (in Croatian) " Iako su ilirci donekle koristili i starije, predheraldičke simbole (leljiva, odnosno Mjesec i zvijezdu Danicu, kao integrativni faktor), trojni je grb ostao duboko ukorijenjenom zasadom u hrvatskoj simbolici, heraldici, ali i političkom životu.", Hrvatske revije br. 3.-4. 2011.Kekez, Hrvoje: Grb Republike Hrvatske: simbol, identitet i tradicija, [The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia: simbol, identity and tradition] (in Croatian) " Isto tako, vrlo brzo će se polumjesec i šesterkoraka zvijezda naći i na grbovima hrvatskih plemića i gradova (Gradec 14. st., Varaždin 15. st., Slatina. st.). Od 19. stoljeća simbol zvijezde i polumjeseca naziva se Leljiva, kao što je to slučaj s istovrsnim simbolima poljske heraldike gdje se zvijezda i polumjesec nalaze uvijek na plavom štitu.", 2012., p. 8. also entered Croatian heraldry as a name for the coat of arms considered to be the oldest known symbol; Bleu celeste, a mullet of six points Or surmounted above a crescent Argent – A golden six-pointed star (representing the morning star) over a silver crescent moon on a blue shield, but also as a name for all other coats of arms that have a crescent and a mullet.
Blazon Original coat of arms of Leliwa, otherwise referred to as Leliwa I include Azure Shield (in Polish heraldry, this tincture is always sky blue), a crescent or, surmounted by a mullet of six points of the second, a Polish nobleman's helm, Crest out of a Polish nobleman's coronet, a fan of seven peacock's feathers proper, charged with the elements of the shield. Azure Mantling and or Motto Leliwa, signifying the battle cry, 'to the Liwa', of these proclamatio-arms.
Notable bearers and others Bearers mostly resided in the regions Kraków, Poznań and SandomierzNazwy oboczne, zawołania i występowanie za: Alfred Znamierowski: Herbarz rodowy. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2004, s. 125–126. . of Poland, Wolyn and Podolia of Ukraine.
Families: Tarnowski family, Sieniawski family, Roycewicz family, Morsztyn family, Hlebowicz family, Czapski family, Tyszkiewicz family, Średziński families (Śrzedziński, Srzedziński, Sredziński), Sudnik family of Sudniki in the former Vilnius poviat (modern day Belarus).
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz, Krzysztof Monwid Dorohstajski, Rafał Jarosławski, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, Adam Sieniawski, Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski, Mikołaj Sieniawski, Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski, Konstanty Słotwinski, Jędrzej Śniadecki, Jan Tarnowski, Jan z Tarnowa, Ludwik Tyszkiewicz, Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz, Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński, Jan Jurejewicz Zabrzeziński, Juliusz Słowacki, Witold Pilecki, Andrzej Bobola, Józef Czapski, Karol Hutten-Czapski, Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski, Spytek I Jarosławski, Jan Chrucki, Henryk Dobrzański, Kazimierz Antoni Wodzicki, Michael Bisping
There are also: Lipka Tatar families of Aksan, Aksanow, Adamowicz, Abramowicz, Musicz, Illasiewicz and Smolski. Zaporozhian Cossack families of Hłasko (Hlaska). Hungarian families of Hontpazmany or conte Panzano, Urak and Czobor. Circassian families of Szymkowicz and Temruk. French families of de Virion and de Spiner. German, Prussian families of Morstyn, Beyer, Brandt, Bolte, Przywidzki, Damerau, Kappel, Lipen. Flemish family of Bremer and Dutch/Netherlands families of De Kunder/Kunter/Kunther. Moldavian family Brăescu.
Gallery Drawings of Leliwa during the ages
Paintings
Standard variations
Standard variations from ennoblements
Standard variations (considered as Leliwa variations only by single heraldists)
Aristocratic variations
Families from Kashubia In Croatian and Illyrian heraldry
See also Polish heraldry Heraldic family List of Polish nobility coats of arms
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References
External links Podcast lecture on the so-called "oldest known coat of arms of Croatia" (2026) by Mate Božić on YouTube (40 minutes) (in Croatian)