The Mystkowski family – was one of several

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families using the Puchała coat-of-arms during the time 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 Crown of the Kingdom of ...

. First mention of the Mystkowski family comes from the 'KODEKS DYPLOMATYCZNY KSIĘSTWA MAZOWIECKIEGO' or 'The Diplomatic Code of the Duchy of Mazovia'. In this book, mention is made of a Comes Thomas, the castellan of Nosylk, being granted the town of Myzlicow. Comes can be roughly translated as Count, while Nosylk is the modern-day city of Nasielsk. Myzlicow is the modern town of Mystkowo, which is considered to be the ancestral land of the Mystkowski family. Unfortunately for the Polish

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, during both world wars and the conquest of Poland by the USSR, most documents and other artifacts were destroyed.

Family members of note

* Kazimierz Wiesław Mystkowski (born 13 September 1958) Computer engineer, formerly married to Princess Marie of Romania, youngest daughter of former

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and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. *

Ignacy Mystkowski Ignacy Mystkowski (February 4, 1826 – May 13, 1863) was a Polish nobleman, railroad engineer who became a commander of insurgent forces during the period of the January Uprising and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. By birth, he w ...

(born 4 February 1826 – died 13 May 1863) Lieutenant-Colonel with the Polish National Government revolutionary forces during 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 ...

. Mystkowski won a major victory at the

Battle of Stok The Battle of Stok, one of many skirmishes of the January Uprising, took place in the night of May 4/5, 1863, near the village of Stok, which at that time belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland. A Polish insurgent party under Ignacy Mystk ...

. He was later killed in action during the

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and was buried with full military honors. *

Tomasz Mystkowski Tomasz is a Polish given name, the equivalent of Thomas in English. Notable people with the given name include: *Tomasz Adamek (born 1976), Polish heavyweight boxer *Tomasz Arciszewski (1877–1955), Polish socialist politician and Prime Minist ...

- Progenitor of the Mystkowski family, comes (count) and castellan of Nasielsk in the service of Prince Bolesław II, Duke of Mazovia.

References

Shows the election of King Stanisław II August
In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth only nobles were allowed to vote for the king. It lists a Mystkowski as one of the voters.
Mystkowski family website with genealogy included.
It mentions the Mystkowski-Romanov connection.
German book from the early 20th century listing recognized Polish noble families.
The Mystkowski family is mentioned twice, under both Jastrzębiec and Puchała coats of arms. Polish noble families Clan of Jastrzębiec

Mention of Comes Thomas granted the town of Myzlicow in the year 1297. {{Russia-noble-stub