Pernus coat of arms


Pernus Silesian coat of arms from the 13th century by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, from ca. 1442 in Poland. In 1589 Paweł Pernus, vogt of the Royal Court received indygenat, of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Blazon

Azure, three Gules-Or pears with Vert leaves facing upwards on an argent band falling diagonally. Argent rooster head, Or beaked with Gules comb and wattles in the Crest. Azure, argent backed mantling.
The Polish historian Józef Szymański reports after the heralder Zygmunt Wdowiszewski an alternative version, where the pears are Or completely and the leaves Gules-Or.
The tinctures are: Azure = blue; Gules = red; Sable = black; Or = gold; Argent = silver; Vert = green.
In heraldry all charges on a shield are assumed to be facing dexter.

Notable bearers

In chronologic order:
  • Pernus of Pirna.
  • Spyrn of Rozbark.
  • Spyra of Rozbark.
  • Jerzy Kyppenheyn, Kraków - father of Walerian.
  • Waleryan Pyrnus vel Walerian Pernus vel Valerianus Pernusius, Kraków. - Landowner. Son of Cracow alderman Jerzy Kyppenheyn; studied in Cracow and in Paris, where obtained master's degree in Liberal Arts; in 1536-1540 lecturer at Cracow University. Owner of Pernus Palais in Kraków.
  • Seweryn Pernus, Kraków. - Merchant.
  • Paweł Pernus, Kraków. - Wójt of Kraków. Indygenat in 1589.
  • Daniel Pernus vel Dan Pernusius, Kraków. - Married 1641 with Marianna Moczarska.
  • Mikołaj Pernus, Kraków. - Married 1641 with Barbara Petrycówna.
  • Elżbieta Pernus, Kraków. - Married in 1653 to Albert Konecki.
  • Jadwiga Pernus, Kraków. - Married in 1655 to Jakub Reynekier, Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy.
  • Paweł Pernus vel Paulus Pernusius, Kraków. - Studied in Heidelberg.
  • Jan Pernus, Kraków. - Councilor of Kraków.