John Casimir (Jan Kazimierz, 1609-1672), King of Poland, granting the indygenat (nobility right) to Jan and Andrzej Cellari, as a reward for their services rendered during the war
A document of granting an indygenat made the coat of arms and the foreign nobility rights equal to the Polish ones. The Cellari merchant family, originating from Milan, settled in Krakow in 1570s. The Cellari brothers, John Paul (died ca.1664) and Andrew (died ca. 1672), represented the third generation of this family. Their ancestors belonged to the Krakow patriciate and were members of the City Council and the bench (one of them was the Mayor of Krakow). A strong economic position enabled the Cellari family to purchase immovable as well as landed properties. Later on they gained more in social promotion through ennoblement (being knighted) and then through obtaining the indygenat in 1593 and 1662 for the services rendered to the kings of Poland, mainly during wars.
1662, Warsaw
Parchment, ceremonial seal
State Archive in Krakow, ref. no A Dz T 102