Lewart coat of arms
Polish coat of arms
Lewart is a Polish coat of arms. It was borne by several noble families of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Families that descended from the original medieval clan assumed this coat of arms, as well as those legally adopted into the clan.
History
Duke Casimir II the Just (High Duke of Poland from 1177 to 1194) initially established the clan in the 12th century.
The coat of arms was bestowed upon its first bearer for a feat of great bravery whilst holding off a superior force in both strength and number. This caused the bestower, King Władysław Łokietek (reigned 1320–1333), to remark that a leopard, if pushed, can defend itself from a lion.
Its origins are German (frankońskie). The first known judicial record (Wali-ears) originates from 1417 (Z. Dunin-Kozicki, Inscriptiones clenodiales, p. 35).
Blazon
The coat of arms is a rampant leopard on either a blue or red background.
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