The House of Mniszech (plural: Mniszchowie, historical feminine forms: Mniszchówna (unmarried), Mniszchowa (married or widow)) was a Polish magnate and

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bearing the Mniszech Coat of Arms.

Notable members

* Andrzej Jerzy Mniszech (1823–1905), painter * (died c. 1569) * Franciszek Bernard Mniszech * Jan Karol Wandalin Mniszech * Jan Mniszech * Jerzy August Mniszech * Jerzy Jan Wandalin Mniszech *

Jerzy Mniszech Jerzy Mniszech (c. 1548 – 1613) was a Polish nobleman and diplomat in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Member of the House of Mniszech. Krajczy koronny in 1574, castellan of Radom in 1583, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodship in 1590, � ...

(c. 1548–1613), starost of Lwów,

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* Józef Jan Wandalin Mniszech * Józef Wandalin Mniszech * Józefina Amalia Mniszech (1752–1798), wife of

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Warsza ...

* Ludwika Mniszech * Maria Amalia Mniszchowa (1736–1772) * Maryna Mniszchówna (c. 1588–1614), Tsaritsa of Russia * Michał Jerzy Wandalin Mniszech (1742–1806),

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and

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* (1484–1553) * Stanisław Bonifacy Mniszech * Stanisław Jerzy Wandalin Mniszech * Urszula Mniszchówna

Palaces

image:WarsawPalace12.jpg, Mniszech Palace in Warsaw image:Pałac Mniszchów.JPG, Mniszech Palace in

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Bibliography

* Kossakowski S. K., 1860, Monografie historyczno-genealogiczne niektórych rodzin polskich, t. 2, Warszawa. * Leitgeber S., 1993, Nowy Almanach Błękitny, Oficyna Wydawnicza „Audiutor”, Poznań-Warszawa. * Zielińska T, 1997, Poczet polskich rodów arystokratycznych, WSiP, Warszawa. {{Poland-noble-stub