Kamenický of Kamenice
| Kamenický of Kamenice Kameničtí z Kamenice, sg. Kamenický Kameniczky von Kamenicz | |
|---|---|
 Kamenický family's coat of arms according to Král von Dobrá Voda. | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Etymology | Kamenice |
| Place of origin | Margraviate of Moravia |
| Founded | 15th century |
Kamenicky [ˈkamɛɲiːt͡ski](Kameničtí z Kamenice, sg. Kamenický in Czech; German: Kameniczky von Kamenicz[1] is a Czech noble family (uradel) originating from the Margraviate of Moravia.[1] The family has been known since the 15th century.[2] The name derives from the family's ancestral seat Kamenice in Moravia.[3] Original seal from the year 1571 depicting the coat of arms is deposited in the Franzens museum (Moravské zemské muzeum) in Brno.[1] The coat of arms featuring a sloping wine tendril with two leaves and a bunch of grapes.[4] One family branch got a majesty letter 1587 from the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II confirming the knighthood. In addition Kamenicky family is mentioned in the genealogist Bartholomeus Paprocký's work Diadochos published in Prague 1602.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Edlen von Kadich, Heinrich (1899). Der Mährische Adel (PDF). Nürnberg: Bauer und Raspe.
- von Meraviglia-Crivelli, Rudolf Johann (1886). Der Böhmischer Adel (PDF). Nürnberg: Bauer und Raspe.
- Král von Dobrá Voda, Adalbert (1901). Heraldika, Souhrn pravidel a predpisuv znakovych. Praha-Karlin.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Siebmachers: Der Mährische Adel, 1899, p. 54
- ^ Siebmachers: Der Böhmischer Adel, 1886, p. 283
- ^ Gregor Wolny: Die Markgrafschaft Mähren topographisch, statistisch und historisch geschildert, 1835, p. 294
- ^ Král von Dobrá Voda: Heraldika, Souhrn pravidel a predpisuv znakovych, 1901, p. 120
- ^ Král von Dobrá Voda: Der adel von Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien, 1904, p. 108
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