Indygenat

Indygenat or 'naturalization' in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was the grant of nobility to foreign nobles. To grant indygenat, a foreign noble had to submit proof of their service to the Republic, together with proof of nobility issued by a foreign court, swear an oath of allegiance, and buy land. Grants of indygenat were limited in the history of Poland to just over 400 foreign nobles. It was granted by the King, after 1641 it was only valid with approval of the General sejm (parliament).

Bibliography

Norman Davies, God's Playground A History of Poland: The Origins to 1795 (Vol. I), Oxford 2005, pp. 183-184

Polish heraldry

National	Coat of arms of Poland

Cities	Bytom Cracow Głogów Kłodzko Łódź Lubawa Nowy Sącz Nowy Targ Piła Poznań Rybnik Słupsk Ustka Warsaw Wrocław

Noble heraldry	Heraldic family Heraldic adoption Indygenat Nagana szlachectwa Skartabellat List of coats of arms of Polish nobility Polish coats of arms Polish heraldists Szlachta List of Polish titled nobility

Related	Sarmatism Landed gentry Polish name

Heraldry

Authority control	GND: 4506001-0

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Indygenat

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