Danielewicz is a
patronymic surname, meaning descendants of Daniel or Danilo. Several Danielewicz families were members of
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility and their descendants continue to the present.
Danielewicz families
Spelling: Danielewicz, Danilewicz, Daniłowicz, Daniełowicz, Danieliwicz, Danielewitz and en: Danilovich.
The family in Russia that took their name after Daniel goes back to
Daniel of Moscow. Daniel's son Afanasy Danilovich was the Prince of Novgorod (died 1322) followed by
Yury Danilovich, the prince of Moscow and Novgorod. In the 15th century another family is mentioned in the chronicles: Daniel Alexandrovich and his son Vladimir Danilovich were elected as princes of
Pskov
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. Vladimir Danilovich (Danielewicz) settled down in Lithuania and his descendants used
Ostoja Coat of Arms
Ostoja ( sr-cyr, Остоја) may refer to:
* Ostoja, Łódź Voivodeship, a village in Poland
* Ostoja, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in Poland
* Clan of Ostoja, a late medieval European clan
* Ostoja coat of arms
* Ostoja, masculin ...
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Ostoja Danielewicz
Danielewicz family of Clan Ostoja originates probably from Russian boyar Daniel Aleksandrowicz's son Vladimir Danielewicz, that settled down in Lithuania. Danielewicz is a patronymic surname, meaning descendants of Daniel or Danilo. The family is ...
family: (Danielewicz of
Ostoja Coat of Arms
Ostoja ( sr-cyr, Остоја) may refer to:
* Ostoja, Łódź Voivodeship, a village in Poland
* Ostoja, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in Poland
* Clan of Ostoja, a late medieval European clan
* Ostoja coat of arms
* Ostoja, masculin ...
, Danielewicz of
clan Ostoja, pl, Danielewicz herbu Ostoja) - from 14th century in Pskov and in 15th century in Lithuania, Belarus and later in 18-19th century also in
Volyn,
Prussia and
Poland. This family is the first to use surname Danielewicz.
* Danielewicz of
Rola coat of arms[Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. Warszawa: skł. gł. Gebethner i Wolff, 1913Adam Boniecki: Herbarz polski. T. 16. Warszawa: skł. gł. Gebethner i Wolff, 1913] - in
Volyn, Ukraine and later Poland. From late 15th century.
* Danielewicz of
Leliwa coat of arms - in Lithuania. There are no records referring to the origin of this family, possibly it is line of Ostoja Danielewicz that later used Leliwa CoA from 17th century.
* Danielewicz of
Grzymala coat of arms - in Lithuania and Prussia 18th century
* Danielewicz of
Sas coat of arms - in Ukraine of tatar or kosac origin holding CoA that is called "variant of Sas", 19th century.
* Danielewicz of own CoA, In Prussia according to
Siebmachers Wappenbuch in 19th century.
Furthermore, in the Armorial of
Tadeusz Gajl there are more families of different clans listed with different spelling. Daniełowicz - clan Godziemba and Sas, Daniłowicz - clan Leliwa, Ostoja, Rola, Sas and Sulima, Danielewicz - clan Godziemba, Ostoja and Rola, Danilewicz - clan Boncza I, Leliwa, Ostoja, Prus I and Sas, Danieliwicz - clan Ostoja.
All above are noble families of Danielewicz vel Danilewicz being part of different clans and not family related with each. Below, CoA of
Rola,
Sas
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* ''SAS'' (novel series), a French book series by Gérard de Villiers
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,
Grzymała,
Godziemba,
Sulima,
Bończa,
Prus and
Ostoja.
Gallery
File:POL COA Rola.svg
File:Herb Leliwa.jpg
File:Herb Grzymala.jpg
File:Herb Godziemba.jpg
File:Sulima herb.svg
File:POL COA Bończa.svg
File:POL COA Prus.svg
File:POL COA Ostoja średniowieczna.svg
See also
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Offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Polish heraldry
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Polish clans
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Heraldic clan
Lists of people with related surnames:
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Danilewicz Danielewicz is a Polish-language surname originated in the noble Danielewicz family. It is of patronymic origin, meaning descendants of Daniel or Danilo. Notable people with this surname include:
* Wincenty Danilewicz (1787–1878), Chevau-léger ...
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Danielewicz (surname)
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Danilowicz Danilowicz is a Polish-language surname of, among others, a noble family of Rutheninan origin and Jews with roots in Danilavičy, Belarus and other place names which include "Daniłowicz" (including the form "Daniłowicze") in their names. Its a ...
References
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External links
Danielewicz on ostoya.orgdr. Marek Jerzy Minakowski
Ruthenian noble families
Lithuanian noble families
Polish noble families
Prussian nobility