A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Fersen family of Poland.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“d'or. C.: trois roses de gu., tigées et feuillées de sin.”
The Fersen 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.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Poland in this period.
Reigning in Poland when the Fersen arms are first recorded.
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.
The Fersen family name traces its roots to the Baltic region, where members of the lineage were prominent landowners and military officers for centuries. By the year 1772, historical records confirm the presence of the family in the Mazovia region of Poland. This period was a time of significant political change as the borders of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were being redrawn. The family likely moved into this area due to their long-standing connections to regional administration and military service. As they settled in Mazovia, they integrated into the local nobility and maintained their influence through land ownership and public service. Their history reflects the broader movement of families across Northern and Eastern Europe during a time when borders were often fluid and social status was tied to land and loyalty to the crown.
A German term referring to a verse or a line of poetry.
