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
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
in the 15th and 17th century.
History
According to
Kasper Niesiecki
Kasper Niesiecki (31 December 1682 – 9 July 1744), also known as Kacper Niesiecki, was a Polish heraldist, Jesuit, lexicographer, writer, theologian and preacher.
Biography
Niesiecki was born in Greater Poland to a burgher family. In 1699 ...
, Ostafi of
Lewart coat of arms
Lewart is a Polish coat of arms. It was borne by several noble families of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Families that descended from the original medieval clan assumed this coat of arms, as well as those legally adopted into the clan.
...
came from
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper Fr ...
, Germany, to Poland, in 1317, to serve Polish king
Władysław Łokietek Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
Famous people Mononym
* W ...
. He was nicknamed Firlej, and the name became his family name. From the 15th to 17th centuries, the Firlej family was a powerful
magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
family in the
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a s ...
(''Małopolska'') region. A branch of the family became a vocal supporter of
Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
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
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements
* Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size
* Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent
People
* List of people known as "the Great"
*Artel Great (born ...
, married to Anna z Mielca h.
Gryf
Gryf (Polish for " Griffin"), also known as Jaxa, is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many noble families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Gryfita-Świebodzic fami ...
***
Piotr Firlej (died 1553),
voivode of Ruthenia
The Ruthenian Voivodeship (Latin: ''Palatinatus russiae'', Polish language, Polish: ''Województwo ruskie'', Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: ''Руське воєводство'', Romanization of Ukrainian, romanized: ''Ruske voievodstvo''), als ...
, married
Katarzyna Tęczyńska h.
Topór
****
Jan Firlej
Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan became Great Marszałek, Marshal of the Crown in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed with the candidature ...
(1521-1571),
Grand Marshal of the Crown
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and co ...
, married
Barbara Mniszech
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...
h.
Mniszech, Zofia Boner h. Boner, Zofia Dzik h.
Doliwa
Doliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several ''szlachta'' families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Blazon
Azure, on a bend sinister Argent, three roses proper.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of thi ...
*****
Mikołaj Firlej (died 1601),
voivode of Kraków
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...
, married
Elżbieta Ligęza
Elżbieta or Elžbieta may refer to:
* Elżbieta, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta, a Polish given name equivalent to Elizabeth
* Elžbieta, a Lithuanian given name equ ...
h. Półkozic and
Agnieszka Tęczyńska Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the female given name Agnes (name).
Notable people with this name include:
*Agnieszka Arnold, Polish documentary filmmaker
*Agnieszka Baranowska (1819–1890), Polish playwright and poet
* Agnieszka Bednarek ...
h. Topór
******
Mikołaj Firlej (1588–1635),
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...
of
Sandomierz
Sandomierz (pronounced: ; la, Sandomiria) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Provi ...
, married
Maria Amalia Mohyła and
Regina Oleśnicka
Regina (Latin for "queen") may refer to:
Places Canada
* Regina, Saskatchewan, the capital city of the province
** Regina (electoral district)
** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina
France
* Régina, French Guiana, a commune
United States
* ...
h.
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 sinc ...
*******
Zbigniew Firlej Zbigniew Firlej (c. 1613–1649), of Lewart coat of arms, was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Starost of Lublin. Son of Mikołaj Firlej and Regina Oleśnicka. Married to Anna Wiśniowiecka, daughter of Michał Wiśniowiecki (a ...
(1613-1449),
starost of Lublin, married Princes
Anna Wiśniowiecka
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
h.
Korybut
Kaributas (''Koribut'', ''Korybut'', baptized ''Dmitry''; after 1350 – after 1404) was a son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and reigned in Severian Novgorod until 1393.
Kaributas was born some time after 1350 (exact date is unknown) ...
and
Katarzyna Opalińska h. Łodzia
*****
Andrzej Firlej (died 1609),
castellan
A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant o ...
of
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975–1 ...
, married Barbara Kozińska and
Marianna Leszczyńska h. Wieniawa
******
Andrzej Firlej (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.
Rawa
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (Persian:جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان, ''Jamiʿat-e Enqelābi-ye Zanān-e Afghānestān'', Pashto:د افغانستان د ښڅو انقلابی جمعیت) ...
*****
Jan Firlej
Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan became Great Marszałek, Marshal of the Crown in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed with the candidature ...
(died 1614),
Great Treasurer of the Crown, married
Gertruda Opalińska h.
Łodzia
******
Henryk Firlej
Henryk Firlej (1574–1626) was a Polish szlachcic, bishop of Łuck (1616–1617), Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624; Deputy Chancellor of the Crown
Chancellor of Poland ( pl, Kanclerz - , from la, cancellarius) was one ...
(1599-1635),
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...
*****
Piotr Firlej (died 1619),
voivode of Lublin, married
Jadwiga Włodek h.
Prawdzic
******
Stanisław Firlej (died after 1659), castellan of
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
, married Dorota Leśniowolska h.
Roch II
*******
Jan Firlej
Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan became Great Marszałek, Marshal of the Crown in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed with the candidature ...
, member of the
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...
, married Teresa Warszycka h.
Awdaniec
******
Piotr Firlej, castellan of
Wojnice, married Agnieszka Bal z Boisk h.
Gozdawa
******
Mikołaj Firlej (1605-1640), married
Zofia Skotnicka h.
Bogorya
Bogoria is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Bogoriowie family as well as families connected with the Clan ...
*******
Jan Firlej
Jan Firlej (c. 1521, Dąbrowica, Lublin County – 1574, Kock) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), and Calvinist activist.
Jan became Great Marszałek, Marshal of the Crown in 1563 and starost of Kraków in 1572. He agreed with the candidature ...
(died 1701), castellan of
Sanok
Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...
, married Weronika Wichrowska z Wichrowa
*****
Henryk Firlej
Henryk Firlej (1574–1626) was a Polish szlachcic, bishop of Łuck (1616–1617), Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1624; Deputy Chancellor of the Crown
Chancellor of Poland ( pl, Kanclerz - , from la, cancellarius) was one ...
(1574-1626),
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of
Gniezno
Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, ...
****
Mikołaj Firlej (died 1588),
voivode of Lublin, married Anna Sierzchowska z Sierzchowy h.
Nałęcz
*****Zofia Firlej, married landlord of Wola Boguszowa Mikołaj Bogusz z Ziemblic h.
Półkozic
*****Katarzyna Firlej, married
wojski
A ''wojski'' (Medieval Latin: ''tribunus'', hence sometimes rendered into English as tribune) was an officer in medieval Poland, responsible for the security of voivodeships or districts at times when voivods and castellans had accompanied the '' ...
of
Krzemieniec
Kremenets ( uk, Крем'янець, Кременець, translit. ''Kremianets'', ''Kremenets''; pl, Krzemieniec; yi, קרעמעניץ, Kremenits) is a city in Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center o ...
Teodor Sieniuta h. Sieniuta
****
Andrzej Firlej (c. 1537-1585),
Royal Secretary and castellan of Lublin, married Barbara Szreńska h.
Dołęga
*****
Dorota Firlej (1563-1591), married
voivode of Witebsk and
Troki
Trakai (; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a historic town and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. ...
Prince
Stefan Zbaraski
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* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...
h.
Korybut
Kaributas (''Koribut'', ''Korybut'', baptized ''Dmitry''; after 1350 – after 1404) was a son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and reigned in Severian Novgorod until 1393.
Kaributas was born some time after 1350 (exact date is unknown) ...
and
Grand Chancellor of the Crown
Chancellor of Poland ( pl, Kanclerz - , from la, cancellarius) was one of the highest officials in the historic Poland. This office functioned from the early Polish kingdom of the 12th century until the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...
and
Hetman
( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders.
Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military co ...
Lew Sapieha
Lew Sapieha ( lt, Leonas Sapiega; be, Леў Сапега or Lieŭ Sapieha; 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633) was a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He became Great Secretary of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1580, Gr ...
h.
Lis
*****Anna Firlej (died 1588), married
voivode of Brześć Kujawski Andrzej Leszczyński h.
Wieniawa, great-grandmother of King
Stanisław I Leszczyński Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
*Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, Cali ...
***Katarzyna Firlej (died after 1545), married castellan of
Chełmno
Chełmno (; older en, Culm; formerly ) is a town in northern Poland near the Vistula river with 18,915 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of the Chełmno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Due to its regional impor ...
and Sandomierz
Stanisław Tarnowski h.
Leliwa
Leliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several hundred szlachta families during the existence of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and remains in use today by many of the descendants of these families. The ...
Palaces
image:Pozostałość z pałacu Firlejów w Dąbrowicy.jpg, Ruins of the Castle of Dąbrowica
image:Janowiec1 (js).jpg, Castle of Janowiec (ruin)
image:Zamek w Bydlinie4.jpg, Castle of 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 ...
(ruin)
image:Ogrodzieniec zamek 2.jpg, Castle of Ogrodzieniec (ruin)
image:Kazimierz Dolny - zamek z gory.jpg, Castle of Kazimierz Dolny (ruin)
image:Czemierniki3 (js).jpg, Castle of Czemierniki
Czemierniki is a village in Radzyń Podlaski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czemierniki. It lies approximately south of Radzyń Podlaski and north of the region ...
image:Odrzykon zamek 1.JPG, Castle of Kamieniec (ruin)
image:Palace in Pultusk 1.jpg, Castle of Pułtusk
image:Lubartów,-Pałac-Sanguszków-.jpg, 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 ...
image:Kock-palac jablonowskich-frontal.jpg, Jabłonowski Jabłonowski (plural: Jabłonowscy) is a Polish surname. Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Jabłonowska is the form for a female family member while a male would use Jabłonowski. A lot of but not all Jabłonowski belong to the ...
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 ...
image:Kamienica Bonerowska.JPG, Tenement House Bonerowska in Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
image:Pałac Zbaraskich, Kraków.JPG, Zbarski Palace in Kraków
Bibliography
* Andrzej Przybyszewski, ''Firlejowie herbu Lewart'', Radomyśl Wielki, 2008,
* Andrzej Szymanek, ''Mecenat kulturalny Firlejów ; Firlejowie w tradycji lokalnej Lubelszczyzny'', Janowiec : TPJ, 2001,
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