The House of Rzewuski ( pl, Rzewuscy) was an important Polish noble family (

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) in the 17th century during the era of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania rul ...

History

The family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of Łosice in the

Podlasie Podlachia, or Podlasie, ( pl, Podlasie, , be, Падляшша, translit=Padliašša, uk, Підляшшя, translit=Pidliashshia) is a historical region in the north-eastern part of Poland. Between 1513 and 1795 it was a voivodeship with the c ...

region. They used the Krzywda coat of arms. Members of the family received the title of

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and held several notable positions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most notably, that of a

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(thrice).

Coat of arms

The Rzewuski family used the Krzywda Coat of Arms and their motto was "Qua via Virtutis".

Notable representatives

* Michał Florian Rzewuski (d. 1687) deputy voivode of

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, royal court podskarbi, starosta 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 importa ...

* Seweryn Rzewuski (1743-1811),

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Michał Józef Rzewuski Michał () is a Polish and Sorbian form of Michael and may refer to: * Michał Bajor (born 1957), Polish actor and musician * Michał Chylinski (born 1986), Polish basketball player * Michał Drzymała (1857–1937), Polish rebel * Michał Hell ...

(d. 1770),

voivode of Podole The Podolian Voivodeship, uk, Подільське воєводство or Palatinate of Podolia was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland, since 1434 until 1793, except for the period of Ottoman occup ...

Aleksandra Franciszka Rzewuska Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "pro ...

(1788-1865), artist *

Jadwiga Rzewuska 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'', "figh ...

(1843-1889), historical writer *

Adam Rzewuski Adam Rzewuski (russian: Адам Адамович Ржевуский, tr. ; 1801 – April 17, 1888) was a Polish-Russian general. He was born in Pohrebyshche in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). He participated ...

(d. 1717), castellan of Podlasie *

(1805-1888), landowner, Russian general *

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(1760-1825), Sejm deputy, political writer *

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, wife of Honoré de Balzac * Franciszek Rzewuski (c. 1730-1800), Sejm deputy * Maria Ludwika Rzewuska (1744–1816), wife of Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz * Franciszek Kazimierz Rzewuski (zm. 1683) stolnik of Podole, Sejm deputy * Henryk Rzewuski (1791-1866), writer and essayist * Jan Rzewuski (d. 1759), Podstoli of Lithuania * Józef Rzewuski (1739-1816), Sejm deputy, general * Teresa Karolina Rzewuska (1749–1787). wife of

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* Kazimierz Rzewuski (c. 1750-1820), Sejm deputy * Leons Rzewuski (1808-1869), publicist * Stanisław Beydo Rzewuski (d. 1668), judge, Sejm deputy * Stanisław Rzewuski (1806-1831), historian of philosophy and literature * Stanisław Rzewuski (1864-1913), writer * Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski (1737-1786), starosta chełmski, Sejm deputy * Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1662-1728),

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* Walery Rzewuski (1837-1888), early portrait photographer, alderman of

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 ...

* Stefan Rzewuski 1893-1954 * Wacław Piotr Rzewuski (1706-1779),

* Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski (1784-1831), traveler * Tadeusz Rzewuski (1905-1995), President of the Free Poles in France * Alex-Ceslas Rzewuski (1892-1983), priest and writer

Palaces

Image:Podhorce - Zamek 01A.jpg, Palace in Podhorce Image:Dwór w Bratoszewicach.jpg, Manor house in Bratoszewice Image:1 Arcugowo 1.jpg, Palace in Arcugowo Image:Gardzienice II ruiny dworu 3 A739.jpg, Ruins of a Rzewuski manor house in Gardzienice Image:Branitsky's Palace in Rude Selo 02.jpg, Ruins of the Branicki palace in Rudym Siele

References

* Dworzaczek Włodzimierz, Genealogia, Warszawa 1959 * Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. I, Warszawa 1995-1996

External links

* http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/rzewuscy_zarys_dziejow_rodu.html {{Poland-noble-stub