Prus II Wilczekosy is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Blazon
Gule, two wolf scythes Argent, crossed at tips, tied below with a tie Or so its one end hangs. Where scythes cross a one and half cross Argent is raised, whose lower arm points to the left. On the helmet an armed hand bent in elbow holds a left-inclined sword.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Walerian Olszowski (*1587–†1650), first senator of the Olszowski h. Prus II family - His father was Marcin O. and his grandfather was Piotr O.
- Andrzej Olszowski (*1623-†1677), son of Walerian, Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland who crowned Jan III Sobieski 1676
References
- Adam A. Pszczółkowski. "Szlachta Północnego Mazowsza (Nobility of Northern Mazovia) - Nazwiska i Gniazda Szlachty Polskiej" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- Zabriskie, George Olin (1963). The Zabriskie Family. Salt Lake City, Utah: Publisher's Press. p. 24. LCCN CS71.Z12 1963.
- Fronczak, Waldemar (2021). Herb Prus II zwany Wilczymi Kosami do początków XVI wieku. Starowa Góra: Wydawnictwo Forgen. p. 330. ISBN 978-83-960569-0-0.