Koskul or Koshkul ( Swede. Koskull ) is a count and baronial clan , whose origin is unknown.
| Koskul | |
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| Swede. Graf Koskull | |
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| Description of the coat of arms: see text | |
| Volume and sheet of the General Armorial | XVII, 9 |
| Title | barons, earls |
| Allegiance | |
 Kingdom of Sweden | |
 Russian empire | |
Knight Andrei Koskul is mentioned already in the act of the Archbishop of Riga 1302 . Two branches of Koskul received baronial title in Sweden in the 18th century . The Courland nobleman Joseph Wilhelm Koskul was erected in 1803 in the county dignity of the Roman Empire. The genus Koskul was included in the genealogical books of all three Eastern (Baltic) provinces.
Emblem Description
There are three golden (two above, one below) leaves of a sea plant in a scarlet with a gold border.
Over the shield is a graph crown, on it is a graph helmet with a noble crown. Crest: three scarlet ostrich feathers between four golden spikelets. On the extreme ears of gold leaves. The mark : scarlet with gold. Supporters: two gold lions with heads turned back, with scarlet eyes and tongues. The coat of arms of the genus von Koskul, bearing the title of the Holy Roman Empire of the Counts, is included in Part 17 of the General Armorial of the noble families of the All-Russian Empire, p. 9.
This emblem was used by two Baltic Germans known in Russia: Koskuli and von der Palen . It was believed that they have common ancestors, therefore, if their coats of arms differ, they are slightly different in coloring [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Dmitry Ivanov. Heraldic Petersburg and around - About the Pope of the lunar crater and others (Heraldic tombstones of the Novodevichy cemetery) . The date of circulation is December 5, 2012. Archived December 7, 2012.
Literature
- Koskul // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Dolgorukov P.V. Russian genealogical book . - SPb. Type E. Weimar, 1856. - Vol. 3. - p. 161.
- Gajl T. Polish Armorial Middle Ages to 20th Century . - Gdańsk: L & L, 2007. - ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1 . (polish)