Despot ( Polish. Deszpot or Despot ), another name Zenovich ( Polish. Zenowicz or Zienowicz ) - Polish noble coat of arms .
| Despot | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Carrier | Zenovich |
| Approved by | 1390 |
Content
Description
In the red box is a half ring , with a hole turned down like a rainbow, on top of it is a golden cavalier cross . The shield is crowned with a noble helmet and crown , on which is a black raven ( Slepovron [1] ) holding a golden ring with a precious stone in its beak [2] .
This is the coat of arms of the Moldovan despot Zenovic, who, being constrained by the Turks, arrived in 1390 to Vitovt Litovsky and settled in his possessions.
Used emblem
Despots, Despot, Despot, Kostrzeń, Kostrzeński, Kostrzyński, Mładanowicz, Zieniewicz, Zineowicz iewyniewicz
In the Russian Empire, a similar emblem was used by the Zinovievs , originating from the same root as Despot-Zenovich [4] [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Coat of arms of Slepovron (Russian)
- ↑ Coats of arms: Abdank-Lyatsky (inaccessible link) . Lakier A.B. Russian heraldry (1855) . Heraldic library. Archived on August 10, 2009.
- ↑ Herb Deszpot (Polish) . Genealogia dynastyczna .
- ↑ Zinovievs . Russian Biographical Dictionary . - An article from the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron (1890-1907) . Archived on April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Coat of arms of the Zinoviev family // General arm of the noble clans of the All-Russian Empire. Part 1. - S. 49 .
See also
- Polish noble coats of arms
- Zenovichi
- Zinovievs
Literature
- Gajl T. Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century . - Gdańsk: L&L, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1 . (polish)