Wysłouch Family
Wysłouch (Wisłouch, Visłavuch and others) is a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish-Lithuanian noble family. It traces its lineage back to 1385 when, along with other major Lithuanian noble clans, its forebears were admitted to the ranks of Szlachta, Polish nobility. The line begins with Stanisław Kościa, a Polish knight born in 1390; however, the first mention of the Wysłouch family name was recorded in a document dating from the first half of the 16th century.Pociecha, "Królowa Bona: czasy i ludzie Odrodzenia". Poznań, 1949. The Wysłouch family uses the "Odyniec" coat of arms. Political involvement The family produced a number of politicians and public activists. In the 16th century, a number of Wysłouchs held important public offices, including a Royal Castellany, and at the end of the 18th century Zenon Kazimierz Wysłouch was one of the members of the Great Sejm, the Polish Parliament which created the Constitution of May 3, 1791. Bolesław and Antoni Izydor Wy ...
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