The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential
Polish noble family which originated from
Walewice
Walewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielawy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, on the Bzura River. It lies approximately west of Łowicz and north of the regional capital Łódź.
It is ...
in
Łęczyca
Łęczyca (; in full the Royal Town of Łęczyca, pl, Królewskie Miasto Łęczyca; german: Lentschitza; he, לונטשיץ) is a town of 13,786 inhabitants () in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the ...
Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.
History
The family issued 15
senators in the
First Polish Republic
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(1574-1795), one senator of the
Polish Kingdom (1819-1831), 4 Knights of the
Order of the White Eagle, 4 Knights of the
Order of Virtuti Militari
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in the
Napoleonic era
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and 2 during the
November Uprising
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was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...
1830–31, 1
Knight of Malta and 3
canoness
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es of
Warsaw
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.
Notable members
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Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1778-1845), senator
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Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), Polish and French politician, Illegitimate son of Emperor
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
*
Marcin Walewski (died 1761),
podkomorzy of
Sieradz
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*
Maria Walewska
Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (née Łączyńska; pl, Maria Walewska; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Poles, Polish noblewoman and an important figure at the court of Emperor Napoleon, Napoleon I with the role to influence him ...
, mistress of Emperor
Napoleon
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. In her later years she married count
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, 1st Comte d'Ornano (January 17, 1784 – October 13, 1863) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France. He was made ''Count d'Ornano of the French Empire'' in 1808. He was born a ...
.
*
Michał Walewski (1735-1806),
Voivode of Sieradz
*
Władysław Walewski, co-author of the
Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
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Warsaw ( p ...
*
Wincenty Colonna Walewski, (1841-1896), Count, veteran of the
January Uprising
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*
Bogumił Gabriel Walewski,
cześnik
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of
Sieradz
Sieradz ( la, Siradia, yi, שעראַדז, שערעדז, שעריץ, german: 1941-45 Schieratz) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivode ...
in 1793 roku, member of the
Great Sejm
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Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the family was
Pierzchała.
POL COA Pierzchała.svg, Pierzchała (Kolumna)
Residences
File:Walewice palac.JPG, Palace in Walewice
References
* Konarski Szymon, Armorial de la noblesse titree polonaise, Paris 1958, s. 336–338.
* Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996–1997, s. 207–212.
* "Szlachta wylegitymowana w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1836-1861". www.szlachta.org.
* Teodor Żychliński: Złota księga szlachty polskiej. T. 5. Poznań: 1883, s. 378.
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