Lis coat of arms
Lis is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of Clan Lis.
Legend
In 1058 Duke Casimir I the Restorer while chasing the pagan Lithuanians and Yotvingians who devastated Polish lands, came to Sochaczew. He sent a knight of the Lis Clan to scout the region for enemies. When the knight came across a river he met a strong enemy unit. Unable to attack them alone, he decided immediately to shoot a lighted arrow into the air to call for reinforcements. Help arrived soon and defeated the enemies. A grateful Casimir granted the brave knight a new coat of arms with an arrow in the escutcheon and his former sign - the fox - was placed in the crest.Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:- Krystyn z Kozichgłów
- Jaksa z Targowiska
- Mikołaj z Kozłowa
- Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
- Stanisław Chomętowski
- Sapieha Family
- *Adam Stefan Sapieha
- *Aleksander Michał Sapieha
- *Aleksander Paweł Sapieha
- *Jan Sapieha
- *Kazimierz Sapieha
- *Kazimierz Jan Paweł Sapieha
- *Lew Sapieha
- *Paweł Jan Sapieha
- *Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
- Szymon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia
- Melchior Wańkowicz
- Henryk Samsonowicz
- Ferdynand Ruszczyc
- Alexander Prince Świrski
- Andrzej Prince Świrski-Jarnicki
- Mateusz Prince Cichocki-Lis-Jarnicki
- Marian Prince Lis-Jarnicki
- Roman Prince Świrski
- Eric Prince Świrski
- Yuri Lisyansky