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Heraldyka - Heraldry

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True Ostoja Coat of arms

Those Coa are painted according to heraldic rules, those are true to the heritage of ancient Ostoja families.

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Imaginary Ostoja Coa

Those Coat of arms as below are of noble families and linked en masse to Ostoja simply because the moon or the sword in the shield. The list of imaginary Ostoja Coat of arms might be longer than here presented. There are also Russian families that was ennobled and given the Coat of arms that also looked like Ostoja during the partition time and that some call Ostoja. It is also possible that Coa where painted with error during nobility veryfication process during the partition.

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Von Finkenstein Coat of Arms

Finally, below is the Coat of arms of ancient German family of von Finkenstein, also written as Fink von Finkenstein referring to family of Fink that is noted in German records already in XIII century. This family moved at that time to the land occupied by Teutonic Knights. In time this family become one of most prominent German families owning great estates, palaces and holding highest positions, they belong to the top of German aristocracy.

It is not known who invented to call this Coa Ostoja Pruska but it is significant example of breaking every possible heraldic rule in the name of Polish Clan tradition where Clan members used same coat of arms. It seems that this Coa was added to Ostoja almost by force. There are two families that joined Clan of Ostoja in XIV-XVI century, lived in Pomerania and that have been given this Coat of arms by all publications - the families of Lniski and Skrzyszewski. Here is is notable that Lniski family in Pomerania is named by German books (records of Teutonic Knights) already in the end of XIV century and that we also have records of the Skrzyszewski line that in XVIII century suddenly changed their name to Lniski. Skrzyszewski have records back to XVI century.

It is presumed that the Lniski family with roots dating back to XIV century used original Ostoja Coa and just because this family lived in Pomerania or Prussia, they have been given the Coa of the Finck family and called it "Ostoja Pruska".

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