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
The Principality of Chernigov ( orv, Чєрниговскоє кънѧжьство; uk, Чернігівське князівство; russian: Черниговское княжество) was one of the largest and most powerful states within ...
and based on the city of
Mosalsk
Mosalsk (russian: Моса́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Mosalsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located west of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
First attested in 1231 as Masalsk ...
. The family descended from the
Rurik dynasty
The Rurik dynasty ( be, Ру́рыкавічы, Rúrykavichy; russian: Рю́риковичи, Ryúrikovichi, ; uk, Рю́риковичі, Riúrykovychi, ; literally "sons/scions of Rurik"), also known as the Rurikid dynasty or Rurikids, was ...
. Their princely title was recognized in 1775.
Living family members are members in the
Confederation of the Polish Nobility
The Polish Nobility Association (PNA) ( pl, Związek Szlachty Polskiej, ZSzP) – is a sociocultural organization, registered in 1995 in Gdańsk. The association aims to integrate the nobility of the once Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, take ca ...
.
Notable members
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Aleksander Masalski (1593-1643), voivode of
Minsk Voivodeship
, la, Palatinatus Minscensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1566Stanisław Kutrzeba: Historia ustroju Polski w zarysie, Tom drugi: Litwa. Lwów i Warszawa: 1921, s. 88. and later in Pol ...
*
Andrzej Massalski (died 1651),
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 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
( 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 ...
of Lithuania
*
Ignacy Jakub Massalski
Prince Ignacy Massalski ( lt, Ignotas Jokūbas Masalskis) (1726–1794) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman.
Ignacy became a Catholic priest and was named Bishop of Vilnius by Pope Clement XIII on 29 March 1762.''Hierarchia Catholica medii et recen ...
, Bishop of
Wilno
Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...
*
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
Marszałek ( en, Marshal, , be, Маршалак, ) was one of the highest officials in the Polish royal court since the 13th century and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the 15th century. He was the oldest-ranking of all court officials and wa ...
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 ...
*
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
*
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
*
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
Verkiai Palace ( lt, Verkių rūmai) is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Verkiai, Vilnius, Lithuania.
History
Until the end of the 14th century this place was a property of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. There was a wooden manor even in t ...
, 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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