Lodzia Coat of Arms
Łodzia - is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One of its versions is used as the Coat of Arms of the city of Łódź.
History
Łodzia is one of the oldest Polish Coats of Arms. The earliest example of its usage is on a stamp of Wojciech of Krośno, the voivod of Kalisz, from 1303. The first blazon description dates back to 1411. The first Coat of Arms of the Łodzia clan had a golden M letter on the shield and a symbol of a boat in the crest. That version was used for instance by Mikołaj of Łodzia in 1301. However, by 1315 all of the clan addopted the version of Wojciech of Krośno. Initially the Coat of Arms had a checkerboard background, which was replaced with plain red by 1382. Until 16th century various shapes of the boat depicted were used. Since the publication of Bartosz Paprocki's Herby rycerstwa polskiego in 1584, most authors adopted the present version. Paprocki was also the first to mention the crest as composed of peacock feathers with the symbol superimposed on them. The Łodzia Coat of Arms was used by more than 150 families, mostly in areas of Kalisz, Poznań and Sieradz. After the Union of Horodło several Lithuanian families also adopted it.
Blazon
Gules, a rudderless and mastless boat Or.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:Stefan CzarnieckiAndrzej OpalińskiLukasz Opaliński
See also: Polish heraldry Heraldry Coat of Arms
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