Nieczuja coat of arms

Nieczuja is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many szlachta families in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

Blazon

Gules, a Brunâtre stock or tree stub, with three lopped branches on the dexter, and two on the sinister (rarely reversed), all proper, debruised of a cross or sword in chief, also proper.

Out of a crest coronet, between two vols, the arms of the shield is repeated.

There is also older version of Nieczuja coat of arms. Azure, an Argent stock or tree stub, with four lopped branches on the dexter, and four on the sinister, all proper, debruised, of a cross or sword in chief, also proper.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

• Krzysztof Grzymułtowski (1620–1687), voivod of Poznań, diplomat and member of the Sejm
• Wespazjan Kochowski (1633–1700), historian, philosopher and baroque poet
• Walenty Łukawski (1743–1773), rotmistrz, member of Bar Confederation
• Józef Chłopicki (1771–1854), baron, General of Napoleon
• Henryk Dembiński (1791–1864), engineer, traveler and general
• Stanisław Witkiewicz (1851–1915), painter, architect, writer and art theoretician
• Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939), painter, writer and philosopher
• Józef z Kocięcina Kocięcki
• Marek Nieczuja-Ostrowski
• Paweł Jan Kazimierz Nieczuja-Ostrowski, born into the family of Nieczuja
• Sebastian Waldemar Wierzbicki, member of Polish Nobleman Federation (Zwiazek Szlachty Polskiej)
• Fictional Marcin Nieczuja from Zygmunt Kaczkowski's ' cycle of gawęda szlachecka