Zawisza
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Zawisza or Záviš - is a Slavic name which contains word "zawiść/záviš" - envy, jelousy and may refer to:
- Zawisza CzarnyZawisza CzarnyZawisza Czarny z Garbowa , Sulima Coat of Arms, was a Polish knight and nobleman. He served as a soldier and diplomat under the Polish king Władysław II and Hungarian-Bohemian king Sigismund of Luxembourg...
(Zawisza the Black), a famous Polish medieval knight and diplomat - Zawisza CzerwonyZawisza CzerwonyZawisza Czerwony aka Zawisza Oleśnicki was a Polish medieval nobleman and knight, courtier to Queen Jadwiga and member of the Kingdom of Poland's royal administration...
(Zawisza the Red), a less famous but notable contemporary of Zawisza Czarny - Zawisza (Szare Szeregi)Zawisza (Szare Szeregi)Zawisza was a group of the youngest Scouts of the Szare Szeregi.The troops organised for children between 12 and 14 years of age were code-named after Zawisza Czarny, a famous Polish mediæval knight and diplomat. The troops did not take part in active resistance...
, a group of the youngest Scouts of the Szare Szeregi - Zawisza Czarny (ship)Zawisza Czarny (ship)Zawisza Czarny is the name of two Polish sailing-ships owned by the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, ZHP.-History:Zawsisza Czarny used to be a fishing vessel. After that use it was rebuilt to become a sailing vessel...
, a sailing-ship - Zawisza BydgoszczZawisza BydgoszczZawisza Bydgoszcz is a military-sponsored sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th century knight, Zawisza Czarny...
, a sport club
- Artur ZawiszaArtur ZawiszaArtur Zawisza is a Polish politician. He is currently a member of the Libertas Poland party, of which he is the vice-president.He is a graduate in literature and philosophy from Catholic University of Lublin. In the 1980s he was member of the underground anti-communist Catholic Scouting...
, Polish politician - Oskar ZawiszaOskar ZawiszaOskar Zawisza was a Polish Catholic priest, composer and educational activist.He was son of a teacher from Jablunkov. Zawisza finished German gymnasium in Bielsko and Theological faculty in Olomouc. He was a pupil of Czech composer Josef Nešvera. Zawisza was ordained as a priest on 23 July 1902...
, Polish priest