Came across this mention of the arms of Pulaski’s Hungarian aide, Michael Kovats:
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. . . the family’s first known ancestor, Johannes Besenyo " became a "faber ferrarius" (iron smith), mentioned also as "Kowach Regis", meaning the "King’s smith", and was rewarded by Hungary’s king Charles Robert, of the Italin Anjous (Angevins), with a family domain in 1331, thus elevating him into the status of nobility. His descendants in succession became prominent civil servants, military leaders and prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1479, Hungary’s great Renaissance king, Matthias I (Hunyadi, named also Corvinus) rewarded the family with a beautiful coat-of-arms, a copy of which, explaining its details, is published with this article.
http://www.americanhungarianfederation.org/news_michael_kovats_de_fabricy.htm
Online, at least, it isn’t apparent to me where the armorial document is included, but perhaps in the print edition? Anyway, maybe a worthy addition to Joe’s REAA project.
Best to all,
Fred