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The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from

Walewice Walewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielawy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, on the Bzura River. It lies approximately west of Łowicz and north of the regional capital Łódź. It is ...

in Łęczyca Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.

History

The family issued 15

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s in the First Polish Republic (1574-1795), one senator of the

Polish Kingdom The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...

(1819-1831), 4 Knights of the Order of the White Eagle, 4 Knights of the Order of Virtuti Militari in the Napoleonic era and 2 during the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

1830–31, 1

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and 3 canonesses of Warsaw.

Notable members

* Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1778-1845), senator * Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), Polish and French politician, Illegitimate son of Emperor

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

* Marcin Walewski (died 1761), podkomorzy of Sieradz *

Maria Walewska Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (née Łączyńska; pl, Maria Walewska; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Poles, Polish noblewoman and an important figure at the court of Emperor Napoleon, Napoleon I with the role to influence him ...

, mistress of Emperor

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. In her later years she married count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano. * Michał Walewski (1735-1806),

Voivode of Sieradz Sieradz Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodeship. A Voivodeship is an area administered by a voivode (Governor), and the Sieradz Voivodeshi ...

Władysław Walewski 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� ...

, co-author of the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland *

Wincenty Colonna Walewski Wincenty is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (1817–1879), Polish poet * Wincenty Budzyński (1815–1866), Polish politician agent and Polish–French chess master *Wincenty de Lesseur (born 1745), ...

, (1841-1896), Count, veteran of the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

* Bogumił Gabriel Walewski,

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of Sieradz in 1793 roku, member of the Great Sejm

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the family was Pierzchała. POL COA Pierzchała.svg, Pierzchała (Kolumna)

Residences

File:Walewice palac.JPG, Palace in Walewice

References

* Konarski Szymon, Armorial de la noblesse titree polonaise, Paris 1958, s. 336–338. * Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996–1997, s. 207–212. * "Szlachta wylegitymowana w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1836-1861". www.szlachta.org. * Teodor Żychliński: Złota księga szlachty polskiej. T. 5. Poznań: 1883, s. 378. {{Poland-noble-stub