{{Short description|Polish and German coat of arms}} <!--SCROLL DOWN IN ORDER TO EDIT THE ARTICLE--> {{Infobox emblem | name = Denhof | image = POL COA Denhoff.svg | image_width = | battle_cry = | alternative_names = Dzik | earliest_mention = unknown | divisions_type = Towns | divisions = none | families = Berens, Bieret, Biront, Denhof, Denhoff, Doenhoff, Donhoff, [[Dönhoff]], Dobszewicz }} '''Denhof''' is a [[Polish heraldry|Polish coat of arms]]. It was used by several [[szlachta]] families in the times of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. '''Dönhoff''' (German) or '''Denhoff''' (Polish) (sometimes also '''Denhof''' or '''Doenhoff''') was a [[Duchy of Livonia|Livonian]] [[German nobility|German noble]] family, a branch of which moved to the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] in the 16th century and became recognized as a Polish noble (''[[szlachta]]'') there.
==History== <!--Here goes the history and the legend of the coat of arms-->
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==Blazon== Argent a boar's head caboshed sable armed of the field. Crest: issuant out of a crest coronet or a demi-boar sable armed argent pierced by two spears saltire-wise points in chief also argent. Mantled sable doubled argent.
==Notable bearers== Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *[[Ernst Magnus Dönhoff]] (1581–1642), voivode of Parnawa (1640–1642) *[[Kasper Dönhoff]] (1587–1645), voivode of Dorpat (1627–1634) *[[Alexander von Dönhoff]] (1683–1742), Prussian Lieutenant-General *[[Sophie von Dönhoff]] (1768–1838), [[Morganatic marriage|morganatic]] spouse of [[Frederick William II of Prussia]] *[[August Heinrich Hermann von Dönhoff]] (1797–1874), Prussian diplomat *[[Marion Dönhoff]] (1909–2002), a German journalist
==See also== * [[Polish heraldry]] * [[Heraldry]]
==Sources== *[http://herbyszlachty.pl/herbarz/herby_nazwiska.php?lang=pl&herb=denhof Herbarz Polski - Polish Armorial 2009/2010 (Tadeusz Gajl) - Herb Denhof]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[[w:pl:Denhoff (herb szlachecki)|Denhoff (herb szlachecki), according to Polish site (June 19, 2011)]] *[[Dönhoff]]
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