Heraldic Insignia of Romanian Boyars in the Heart of Transylvania
The coat of arms of Sara Bulcești or Stanca Buicescu (in Romanian), also known as Sara Bulcsesdi (in Hungarian), is depicted on a stone relief dating back to 1698, located in the inner courtyard of the building at 2 Napoca Street, Cluj.
Stone relief depicting the coat of arms of Stanca Buicescu, 1698
Stone relief depicting the coat of arms of Stanca Buicescu, photo by Attila István Szekeres
Married to representatives of the Transylvanian nobility, namely László Székely of Ineu (borosjenői Székely László in Hungarian), and later Stephan Haller of Hallerstein (hallerkői Haller István in Hungarian), Stanca was the granddaughter of the Mare Spătar Diicu Buicescu from Wallachia (†1659). For further details, see Violeta Barbu and Tüdős Kinga, Portretul unei doamne transilvănene: Sara Bulcești (1655-1708), in “Studii și Materiale de Istorie Medie”, XXVII, 2009, pp. 169-176.
It can be presumed that this Wallachian boyar received a diploma of nobility and a coat of arms in Transylvania around 1653-1654, during his diplomatic missions at the court of Prince George Rákóczi II. One argument supporting this conclusion is that on September 13, 1658, a diploma of Transylvanian nobility and arms was granted to the Wallachian Mare Spătar Drăghici Cantacuzino, son-in-law of Diicu Buicescu, an example that well-known to specialized literature.
Painting depicting the coat of arms supposedly granted to Diicu Buicescu, 2001 reconstruction by the author
