Lis (Polish for "Fox") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of Clan Lis.
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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 (Fox 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