Firlej (plural: Firlejowie) was a Polish

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

(nobility) family. Magnates in the 15th and 17th century.

History

According to Kasper Niesiecki, Ostafi of

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came from Franconia, Germany, to Poland, in 1317, to serve Polish king

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. He was nicknamed Firlej, and the name became his family name. From the 15th to 17th centuries, the Firlej family was a powerful

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family in the Lesser Poland (''Małopolska'') region. A branch of the family became a vocal supporter of Protestantism in Poland. The family became extinct in the 18th century.

Notable members

* Piotr Firlej z Dąbrowicy (died 1499), judge and notary of Lublin, married to Jadwiga Osmólska h. Bończa ** Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526), Great Hetman of the Crown, married to Anna z Mielca h.

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Piotr Firlej Piotr Firlej (died 1553) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic). Firlej married Katarzyna Teczynska and together they had three children: Jan Firlej, Mikołaj Firlej and Andrzej Firlej. Piotr became voivode of Lublin Voivodship in 1537 and voivo ...

(died 1553), voivode of Ruthenia, married

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h. Topór **** Jan Firlej (1521-1571),

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, married Barbara Mniszech h.

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, Zofia Boner h. Boner, Zofia Dzik h. Doliwa ***** Mikołaj Firlej (died 1601), voivode of Kraków, married Elżbieta Ligęza h. Półkozic and Agnieszka Tęczyńska h. Topór ****** Mikołaj Firlej (1588–1635), voivode of Sandomierz, married Maria Amalia Mohyła and

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Dębno Dębno (german: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. After the Migration Period, the area was populated by West Slavic peoples since t ...

******* Zbigniew Firlej (1613-1449),

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of Lublin, married Princes Anna Wiśniowiecka h.

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and

Katarzyna Opalińska Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English " Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna. Individuals named Katarzyna may choose their name day ...

h. Łodzia *****

Andrzej Firlej Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ma ...

(died 1609),

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of Radom, married Barbara Kozińska and

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h. Wieniawa ******

(1583-1649),

voivode of Sandomierz Sandomierz Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo Sandomierskie, la, Palatinatus Sandomirensis) was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Lesser Polan ...

, married Helena Rohostajska h. Leliwa and HH Przyjemska h.

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***** Jan Firlej (died 1614), Great Treasurer of the Crown, married Gertruda Opalińska h. Łodzia ****** Henryk Firlej (1599-1635), Bishop of Poznań *****

(died 1619),

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, married

Jadwiga Włodek Jadwiga (; diminutives: ''Jadzia'' , ''Iga'') is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German feminine given name '' Hedwig'' (variants of which include ''Hedwiga''), which is compounded from ''hadu'', "battle", and ''wig'', "fig ...

h. Prawdzic ****** Stanisław Firlej (died after 1659), castellan of

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, married Dorota Leśniowolska h. Roch II ******* Jan Firlej, member of the Sejm, married Teresa Warszycka h. Awdaniec ******

, castellan of Wojnice, married Agnieszka Bal z Boisk h. Gozdawa ****** Mikołaj Firlej (1605-1640), married

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******* Jan Firlej (died 1701), castellan of Sanok, married Weronika Wichrowska z Wichrowa ***** Henryk Firlej (1574-1626),

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of Gniezno **** Mikołaj Firlej (died 1588),

, married Anna Sierzchowska z Sierzchowy h. Nałęcz *****Zofia Firlej, married landlord of Wola Boguszowa Mikołaj Bogusz z Ziemblic h. Półkozic *****Katarzyna Firlej, married wojski of Krzemieniec Teodor Sieniuta h. Sieniuta ****

(c. 1537-1585), Royal Secretary and castellan of Lublin, married Barbara Szreńska h. Dołęga *****

Dorota Firlej Firlej is a village in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Firlej. It lies approximately north-west of Lubartów and north of the regional capital Lubli ...

(1563-1591), married

voivode of Witebsk Vitebsk Voivodeship ( be, Віцебскае ваяводзтва, pl, Województwo witebskie, la, Palatinatus Vitebsciensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569 Polish–Lithu ...

and

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Prince

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and

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and Hetman Lew Sapieha h. Lis *****Anna Firlej (died 1588), married voivode of Brześć Kujawski Andrzej Leszczyński h. Wieniawa, great-grandmother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński ***Katarzyna Firlej (died after 1545), married castellan of Chełmno and Sandomierz

Stanisław Tarnowski Count Stanisław Tarnowski (7 November 1837 – 31 December 1917) was a Polish nobleman ('' szlachcic''), historian, literary critic and publicist. Life He was born on 7 November 1837 and hailed from an aristocratic family. His father was Ja ...

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Palaces

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Bydlin Bydlin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Klucze, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The village has ...

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Sanguszko 150px, Paweł Karol Sanguszko 150px, Dymitr Sanguszko 150px, Roman Sanguszko 150px, Janusz Sanguszko 150px, Hieronim Sanguszko 150px, Barbara Sanguszko née Dunin 150px, Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko 150px, Władysław Hieronim Sanguszko 150p ...

Palace in

Lubartów Lubartów () is a town in eastern Poland, with 23,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the capital of Lubartów County and the Lubartów Commune. Historically it belongs to Lesser Poland. Lubartów was established in 154 ...

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Palace in

Kock Kock is a town in eastern Poland, about north of Lublin and south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the administrative district Gmina Kock. Historically Kock belongs to the Polish province ...

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Bibliography

* Andrzej Przybyszewski, ''Firlejowie herbu Lewart'', Radomyśl Wielki, 2008, * Andrzej Szymanek, ''Mecenat kulturalny Firlejów ; Firlejowie w tradycji lokalnej Lubelszczyzny'', Janowiec : TPJ, 2001, {{DEFAULTSORT:Firlej Family