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Opaliński (plural Opalińscy) was the name of an old and notable Polish noble family which produced one Queen Consort of Poland.
image:POL COA Łodzia.svg, The Opaliński family used the
File:Palace in Białężyce.JPG, Ruined Opaliński Palace in Białężyce
image:Spytkowice.jpg, Castle in Spytkowice
image:Radlin ruiny.jpg, Ruins of the Castle of Radolin
image:Zamek sierakow.JPG, Museum of the Opaliński family in the Castle of Sieraków
File:Polonia defensa Łukasza Oplalińskiego.jpg, "Polonia defensa contra Barclaium in Europa" (1647), by Łukasz Opaliński (1612–1662)
Image:Sierakow-sarkofagi1.jpg,
Opaliński (plural Opalińscy) was the name of an old and notable Polish noble family which produced one Queen Consort of Poland.
History
They originated from the town ofOpalenica
Opalenica (German ''Opalenitza'', 1943-45 ''Oppenbach'') is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,861 inhabitants (2007).
The noble de Opalenica Opaliński (also ''de Bnin Opaliński'') family originated he ...
and used the Coat of arms of Łodzia. They were powerful players in the politics of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries. One branch of the family hailed from Sieraków
Sieraków (; german: Zirke) is a town in western Poland with 8,768 inhabitants (2012). Located by the Warta River, it is situated in the Międzychód County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well- ...
.
Notable members
Its notable members included: * Jan Opaliński (1546–1598), father of ** Jan Opaliński (1581–1637) ** Piotr Opaliński (1586–1624), father of *** Krzysztof Opaliński (1611–1655), father of **** Jan Karol Opaliński (1642–1695), father of ***** Katarzyna Opaliński (1680–1747), Queen consort of Poland ***Łukasz Opaliński (1612–1666)
Łukasz de Bnin Opaliński ( la, Luca Opalinius; 1612–1666) was a Polish nobleman, poet, political activist and one of the most important Polish political writers of the 17th century.
He was Lord Starost Pobiedziński since 1631, Podkomorzy ...
* Łukasz Opaliński (1581–1654)
Coat of arms
Łodzia coat of arms
Łodzia (obsolete Polish for "boat") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. A variant serves as the coat of arms of the city of Łódź (the city's name ...
.
Palaces
Gallery
Sieraków
Sieraków (; german: Zirke) is a town in western Poland with 8,768 inhabitants (2012). Located by the Warta River, it is situated in the Międzychód County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well- ...
, crypt of Opalińscy
File:JanKarolOpalinski sarcophagus.jpg, Jan Karol Opaliński's sarcophagus
File:KrzysztofOpalinski sarcophagus.jpg, Krzysztof Opaliński's sarcophagus
File:Piotr Opalinski sarcophagus.jpg, Piotr Opaliński's sarcophagus
file:Nagrobek Piotra Opalińskiego.jpg, Headstone of Piotr Opaliński (1586–1624) in a church in Sieraków
Family tree
See also
*Opalenica
Opalenica (German ''Opalenitza'', 1943-45 ''Oppenbach'') is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,861 inhabitants (2007).
The noble de Opalenica Opaliński (also ''de Bnin Opaliński'') family originated he ...
* Krzeszowice
Krzeszowice (german: 1941-45 Kressendorf) is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, its population was 9,993. Krzeszowice belongs to ''Kraków Metropolitan Area'', and lies 25 kilometers west of the ...
* Rytwiany
Rytwiany is a village in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rytwiany. It lies on the Czarna Staszowska river, approximately south-east of St ...
* Tuliszków
Tuliszków is a town in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 3,406 inhabitants (2004).
History
The oldest mention of Tuliszków in 1320 originates from the Chronicle of Kacper Niesiecki, written three centuries later ...
Bibliography
* ''Historia Polski. Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna. Kompendium wiedzy dla całej rodziny.'' nr 132 {{Poland-noble-stub