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Swordbearer (Poland)

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Miecznik ("Sword-bearer") was a court office in Poland. Responsible for the arsenal of the King and for carrying his sword.

Since the 14th Century a honorable title of district office, in Kingdom of Poland and after Union of Lublin in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

  • Miecznik koronny - Sword-bearer of the Crown
  • Miecznik litewski - Sword-bearer of Lithuania
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