200px, Coat of Arms of the Massalski family
The House of Massalski (Plural: Massalscy, feminine form: Massalska), sometimes Masalski , Massalsky or Mosalsky, is a
Polish-Lithuanian, Russian-Lithuanian princely family of
Ruthenia
Ruthenia or , uk, Рутенія, translit=Rutenia or uk, Русь, translit=Rus, label=none, pl, Ruś, be, Рутэнія, Русь, russian: Рутения, Русь is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin as one of several terms ...
n origin from the
Principality of Chernigov and based on the city of
Mosalsk. The family descended from the
Rurik dynasty. Their princely title was recognized in 1775.
Living family members are members in the
Confederation of the Polish Nobility.
Notable members
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Aleksander Masalski
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants li ...
(1593-1643), voivode of
Minsk Voivodeship
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Andrzej Massalski
Andrzej is the Polish language, Polish form of the given name Andrew.
Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej
* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer
* Andrew Bobola, Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–16 ...
(died 1651),
voivode of Minsk Voivodeship
*
Michał Józef Massalski
Prince Michał Józef Masalski () (c. 1700–1768) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic).
He was Grand Clerk of Lithuania from 1726, voivode of Mscislaw Voivodeship from 1737, castellan of Trakai from 1742, castellan of Vilnius an ...
, Great
Hetman of Lithuania
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Ignacy Jakub Massalski, Bishop of
Wilno
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Józef Adrian Massalski
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
(1726-1765),
marszałek of the
Sejm
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Helena Apolonia Massalska
Princess Helena Apolonia Massalska (1763-1815), was a Polish aristocrat and diarist.T. 5: Oświecenie. W: Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej – Nowy Korbut . Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1967, s. 305-306.
Life
She was born as an only ...
(1763-1815), diarist
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Edward Tomasz Massalski
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
(1799-1879), writer and publicist
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Józef Massalski
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
(1800-1845), poet
Palaces
File:Old Verkiai Palace.jpg, Verkiai Palace, as commissioned by Ignacy Jakub Massalski
References
* I. Lipiński, Massalscy – linia wołkowyska od XVI do początku XIX wieku, "Genealogia. Studia i materiały historyczne", t. 11, Poznań – Wrocław 1999, s. 21.
* Tomasz Lenczewski, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996-1997, s. 54-66, fot. 10-13.
External links
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