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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 |
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]
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.
- ^ Bartosz Paprocki: Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego, Kraków 1584. Reviewed by Kazimierz Józef Turowski, Kraków 1858, page 774
- ^ M. Bielski, J.L. Hrebult, Szymon Okolski, Herby Polskie. Poznań 1705, page 58
- ^ Antoni Gąsiorowski and Henryk Kowalewicz, Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski, Poznan 1982, volume VI
- ^ Gorczyn Jan Aleksander, Herby Królestwa polskiego, Kraków 1653, p. 41
- ^ Gorczyn Jan Aleksander, Kleynoty abo herby państwa y rycerstwa powiatow y miast głownych Korony Polskiey y W. X. L. według obiecadła dla pamięci łacnieyszey położone, Kraków 1630
- ^ Piotr Nałęcz-Małachowski, Zbiór Nazwisk Szlachty, Lublin 1805, p. 667
- ^ Henryk Antoni Gąsiorowski, Tomasz Jasiński, Tomasz Jurek, Izabela Skierska, Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski, volume XI, Poznań 1999, document nr. 1718, ISBN 83-7063-243-2
- ^ Franciszek Piekosiński, Heraldyka Polska Wieków Średnich, Kraków 1899, p.310, (see Tader)
- ^ Miesięcznik heraldyczny, 1-3, Warszawa 1908, printed by "Nakł. Oddziału Warszawskiego Polskiego Towarzystwo Heraldycznego (Polish Heraldry Association, Warsaw branch)"
- ^ Krzysztof Żaboklicki, Polish in Padova 2004
- ^ Lech Męczarski, Rocznik statystyczny 1513, part III, NOWA GAZETA GOSTYŃSKA 2004
- ^ Krzysztof Ożóg, Stanisław ze Skarbimierza, 2003