The House of Rzewuski ( pl, Rzewuscy) was an important Polish noble family ( magnates) in the 17th century during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

The family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of

Łosice Łosice (; yi, לאָשיץ ''Loshitz'', russian: Лосице / Лoсічы ''Lositze'') is a town in eastern Poland, seat of the Łosice County and Gmina Łosice (commune) in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999). Previously it was located in ...

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 Krzywda is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families. The homeland of this coat of arms is probably the village Krzywda in Podlaskie. History There are two legends of how this coat of arms appeared: The first says one of t ...

. Members of the family received the title of Count and held several notable positions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most notably, that of a hetman (thrice).

Coat of arms

The Rzewuski family used the

Krzywda Coat of Arms Krzywda is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families. The homeland of this coat of arms is probably the village Krzywda in Podlaskie. History There are two legends of how this coat of arms appeared: The first says one of t ...

and their motto was "Qua via Virtutis".

Notable representatives

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

Lwów Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

, royal court podskarbi,

starosta The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Starost, Hauptmann) is a term of Slavic origin denoting a community elder whose role was to administer the assets of a clan or family estates. Th ...

of Chełmno *

Seweryn Rzewuski Seweryn Rzewuski (; 13 March 1743 in Podhorce – 11 December 1811 in Vienna) was a Polish nobleman, writer, poet, general of the Royal Army, Field Hetman of the Crown, Voivode of Podolian Voivodeship and one of the leaders of the Targowica ...

(1743-1811), Field Crown Hetman *

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 Heller ( ...

(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 "prot ...

(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 *

Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

(1760-1825), Sejm deputy, political writer * Ewelina Hańska, wife of Honoré de Balzac * Franciszek Rzewuski (c. 1730-1800), Sejm deputy *

Maria Ludwika Rzewuska Ludwika Maria Róża Rzewuska (1744–1816) was a Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or ...

(1744–1816), wife of

Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz Count Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz (14 December 1738, Gdańsk - 2 February 1781, Chernobyl) was the Starost of Żmudź and Wielona; Count of Szkłów and . Biography His father, , was the Voivode of Brest-Litovsk. In 1757, after completing his s ...

Franciszek Kazimierz Rzewuski Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish gene ...

(zm. 1683) stolnik of Podole, Sejm deputy * Henryk Rzewuski (1791-1866), writer and essayist *

Jan Rzewuski Jan Rzewuski (born December 19, 1916 in Łódź, died September 17, 1994 in Wrocław) was a Polish theoretical physicist, a member of Polish resistance during World War II and a participant in the Warsaw Uprising. Rzewuski finished a gimnazjum in ...

(d. 1759), Podstoli of Lithuania * Józef Rzewuski (1739-1816), Sejm deputy, general * Teresa Karolina Rzewuska (1749–1787). wife of Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł *

Kazimierz Rzewuski Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Cr ...

(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 Stanisław Ferdynant Rzewuski (1737–1786) was a Polish noble ( szlachcic). Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on 1760. Born and raised in Marshal, he was the son of Hetman Wacław Rzewuski and Anna Lubomirska. He married ...

(1737-1786), starosta chełmski, Sejm deputy *

Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1662–1728) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). He was a Royal Colonel since 1690, General of foreign mercenaries contingent and Krajczy of the Crown since 1702, Great Recorder of the Crown since 1703, Field C ...

(1662-1728), Grand Crown Hetman * Walery Rzewuski (1837-1888), early portrait photographer, alderman of Kraków * Stefan Rzewuski 1893-1954 * Wacław Piotr Rzewuski (1706-1779), Grand Crown Hetman *

Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski (15 December 1784 – 14 May 1831) was a Polish explorer, poet, orientalism, orientalist and horse expert.T. Miciński: "Emir Rzewuski" Early life Wacław Rzewuski family, Rzewuski was born 15 December 1784 in Lvov, Lw� ...

(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 Bratoszewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capi ...

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