▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Lith uan ian ▁state ▁saw ▁themselves ▁pre domin ately ▁as ▁Pol es ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁background . ▁During ▁the ▁inter bell um ▁years ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁issued ▁land ▁reform ▁limit ing ▁man ors ▁with ▁ 1 5 0 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁land , ▁while ▁conf isc ating ▁land ▁from ▁those ▁nobles ▁who ▁were ▁fighting ▁alongside ▁the ▁Polish ▁in ▁Polish - L ith uan ian ▁War . ▁ ▁Many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁nob ility ▁during ▁the ▁inter bell um ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Poland , ▁many ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 5 3 ▁of ▁Soviet ▁occupation , ▁many ▁man ors ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁Association ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁Nob ility ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Her ald ry ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁ancient ▁her ald ry ▁has ▁mot ive ▁of ▁crossed ▁ar rows . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Hor od ło ▁of ▁ 1 4 1 3 , ▁ 4 7 ▁Lith uan ian ▁noble ▁families ▁adopted ▁Polish ▁nob ility ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁Later ▁more ▁families ▁adopted ▁more ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁In flu ential ▁Lith uan ian ▁families ▁ ▁Famil ies ▁from ▁eth nic ▁Lith u ania ▁▁▁ ▁Ale l ka ič iai ▁( O le l kov ich , ▁Ole kow ic ze ) ▁ ▁Al š ė ni š k iai ▁ ▁Ast ikai ▁(