Biberstein coat of arms

Biberstein is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the PolishÃ¢ÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth.

History

Or, a stag's attire gules.

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

StanisÃÂaw Kostka Starowieyski (1895-1941) a reserve artillery captain of the Polish Armed Forces, a participant (1918-1920) to the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Soviet War, a church, social and charity activist and a papal chamberlain. He died at the concentration camp in Dachau concentration camp and was beatified in 1999.

Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen "Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego S.J. powiÃÂkszony dodatkami z pÃÂ³ÃÂºniejszych autorÃÂ³w, rÃÂkopisÃÂ³w, dowodÃÂ³w urzÃÂdowych", Tom I, Lipsk 1839Ã¢ÂÂ1846
Ulanowski B. Inscriptiones clenodiales ex libris iudicialibus palatinatus Cracoviensis, "Starodawne prawa polskiego pomniki", KrakÃÂ³w 1885
PiekosiÃÂski Franciszek "Heraldyka polska wiekÃÂ³w ÃÂrednich", KrakÃÂ³w 1899
BiaÃÂkowski Leon "RÃÂ³d BibersteinÃÂ³w a rÃÂ³d MomotÃÂ³w godÃÂa jeleniego Rogu w wiekach XIV-XVI" Lublin 1948