A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Czarlinski family of Poland.
Reg. 9051 · Polish, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
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Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur à un tronc coupé, poussant une branche sur laquelle est perchée une chouette, le tout au nat. Cq. cour. C.: une queue de paon au nat. L. d'arg. et d'azur.”
Polandc. 1772
Where the Czarlinski Arms Were Recorded
Mazovia
Map of Poland showing where the Czarlinski arms are recorded
The Czarlinski arms were recorded in Poland, c. 1772.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Mazovia.
Mazovia held Warsaw, the Polish court and the assemblies where the szlachta met. Poland's nobles were unusually numerous and every one of them bore arms, and Warsaw is where those arms were argued over and recorded.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
Region
Mazovia
First recorded
1772
Granting Authority for the Czarlinski Arms
Ennoblement by the Sejm
Author: Olek Remesz · CC BY-SA 3.0
The body that granted and recorded arms in Poland in this period.
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Sovereign of the period
Stanisław August Poniatowski
1764–1795
Reigning in Poland when the Czarlinski arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Poland
Polish noble families shared a single coat of arms across many different surnames, creating large clans rather than individual designs. These symbols were held collectively by all members of the clan regardless of their specific family name. When a new family joined the nobility, they were adopted into an existing clan and began using that group's established shield.
Granting authority
The Sejm, which was the Polish parliament, held the power to grant noble status and the right to bear arms.
How they got arms
Families typically received their coat of arms through a formal act of ennoblement granted by the Sejm for distinguished service.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Crown Metrica, which served as the central archive for state documents starting in the sixteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Poland.
Origin & History of the Czarlinski Family in Poland
The surname Czarlinski originates from the historic region of Mazovia, where the family established deep roots by the late eighteenth century. The name itself follows a traditional Polish naming pattern, likely derived from the place name Czarlin, which suggests that the family’s ancestors were landowners or prominent figures in that specific village. By 1772, the family was well-integrated into the social fabric of the Mazovian landscape during a period of significant political transition for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As members of the local population, they navigated the complexities of regional administration and rural life, maintaining their identity through generations of agricultural and social development. Their presence in this heartland of Poland highlights a long-standing connection to the land and the evolving history of the Mazovian nobility and gentry during the eighteenth century.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
czarny
A Slavic adjective meaning black or dark in color.
This name
CzarlinskiA topographic or descriptive surname referring to someone from a place associated with blackness or darkness.
also spelled
Charlinski
Czarlinsky
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Boniecki, Adam. Herbarz polski: wiadomości historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich. 1901
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