A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Hrabovsky family of Poland.
Reg. 5025 · Polish, G–I
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
lionCourage, strength and royalty
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Coupé : au 1 d'azur au lion d'or, tenant un bouquet de trois roses de gu.; au 2 de gu. à un senestrochère, arm. d'arg., appuyé sur le coude, tenant dans le poing de carn. une étoile d'arg. et percé d'une flèche près de l'épaule. Trois cq. cour. C.: 1º deux colonnes cour. de gu., sommées chacune de trois plumes de paon; 2º un lion iss. d'or, tenant un sabre d'arg.; 3º un vol à l'antique, l'aile de devant d'azur à une étoile d'arg., l'aile de derrière d'arg. plein. T.: deux guerriers, coiffés de casques, hab. de cottes de mailles, revêtus d'une tunique de gu. et d'un pantalon de sin., le sabre aux cotés et la main libre appuyée sur la hanche.”
PolandHongrie, c. 1827
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Map of Poland showing where the Hrabovsky arms are recorded
The Hrabovsky arms were recorded in Hongrie, c. 1827.
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
Town
Hongrie
First recorded
1827
Granting Authority for the Hrabovsky 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.
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 Hrabovsky Family in Poland
The family name Hrabovsky is rooted in the Slavic linguistic tradition, specifically deriving from the word "hrabia," which translates to count or nobleman. While the name carries an aristocratic connotation, families bearing this surname in the nineteenth century were often part of the landed gentry or local administrative class. By 1827, records confirm that members of the Hrabovsky family were well-established in the Mazovia region of Poland. During this period, Mazovia was a center of agricultural and social development, and families like the Hrabovskys were typically involved in managing estates or serving in local government roles. Their presence in this region suggests they were integrated into the rural social structure that defined central Poland following the Napoleonic era. As the family moved through the nineteenth century, they remained connected to the shifting political landscape of the region, maintaining their identity as they adapted to the changing laws and social expectations of the time.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
grab
A hornbeam tree or a graben-like geographical feature.
This name
HrabovskyA habitational name for someone who lived near a hornbeam forest or grove.
also spelled
Hrabovski
Hrabowsky
Hrabov
Hrabovsky
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (Central Archives of Historical Records), Akta Stanu Cywilnego parafii rzymskokatolickich z terenu Mazowsza (Civil Registry Records of Roman Catholic Parishes in Mazovia), 1827
Boniecki, Adam. Herbarz polski: wiadomości historyczno-genealogiczne o rodach szlacheckich. 1905
Krzepela, Józef. Rody ziemiańskie XV i XVI wieku. 1928
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lionCourage, strength and royalty
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
lionCourage, strength and royalty
armA person of action, industrious and laborious
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
