Kur coat of arms
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Kur is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families forming a Clan of Kur in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is noted during the reign of the Jagiellon dynasty and illustrated with its original name in the work of Bartosz Paprocki "Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego" in 1584.[1] Furthermore, it is published in the work of Szymon Okolski[2] in 1641.[3] and several other publications[4][5][6]
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Battle cry | Kur |
Alternative name(s) | Kur Biały, Kokot |
Earliest mention | 1496 |
Families | 19 names Bosowski, Gall, Horodyński, Karszański, Karszeński, Kazimierski, Kiczka, Kokot, Kur, Kurakowski, Kurek, Kurowski, Kurski, Kurzecki, Kurzewski, Kurzyk, Kurzyna, Szaprowski, Opersdorf |
Cities | Kurów, Kurozwęki, Oława |
Divisions | Kurkowszczyzna |
The Kur coat of arms have also been used before Jagiellon dynasty time in Poland under alternative name Kokoty, which can be seen in the court documents holding stamps of the CoA, signed by the judge Szyban von Der (from Der of Misni) between 1287 and 1311 in the court of Henry III, prince of Głogów.[7] The person of Szyban von Der have been incorrectly identified by Franciszek Piekosinski[8] as Szyban Tadera of the Gryf coat of arms, the castellan of Swiny.[9]
The most notable member of the Clan of Kur was Mikołaj Kiczka,[10][11][12] the Archdeacon of Gniezno and one of the most trusted procurators to the King Władysław Jagiełło. On behalf of the king, he negotiated with the Teutonic Knights to establish borders delineation with Poland in Rome 1421–1422 in presence of the Pope Martin V.
Families of the Clan of Kur were in the medieval times of same origin. The clan and its land is closely connected to the Mazovia region of Poland. Although nobility Mazovia received equal rights as in the rest of Poland, it retained independent status until 1529, when Sigismund I the Old incorporated Mazovia into the Polish state. Outside the Mazovia region, the clan members are also found in other regions of the Commonwealth, including Silesia, Podlaskie Voivodeship and Lublin.