Swordbearer (Poland)

Swordbearer (Polish: miecznik) was a court office in Poland. Officeholders were responsible for the arsenal of the king, and for carrying the king's sword.[1]

Beginning in the 14th century, Polish: miecznik existed as a title, first in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), then after the Union of Lublin, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

  • Swordbearer of the Crown
  • Swordbearer of Lithuania

See also

References

  1. ^ Góralski (1988), p. 137.

Sources

  • Góralski, Zbigniew (1998). Urzędy i godności w dawnej Polsce [Offices and dignities in ancient Poland] (in Polish).
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