The House of Badeni is the name of a

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family. The dynasty became important in the 19th century in partitioned Poland as one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Galicia.

History

The dynasty originated from the bourgeoisie of Lwów (Lemberg), and was ennobled in the 18th century. Family members held important posts in the

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, as well as in the

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, the

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, and Congress Poland. In 1845 Kazimierz Badeni (d. 1854), a landowner in the Lemberg area, was elevated to

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rank (''

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'') by Emperor

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; his son Władysław (1819–1888) became a member of the Galician Diet and a deputy to the Austrian Imperial Council. Władysław's son Kasimir Felix (Kazimierz Feliks; 1846–1909) served as Galician governor from 1888 to 1895 and as Minister-President of Austria from 1895 to 1897. The Counts of Badeni were hereditary peers of the Austrian

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until 1918.

Notable members

Count Kasimir Felix Badeni Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (German: ''Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni'', Polish: ''Kazimierz Feliks hrabia Badeni''; 14 October 1846 – 9 July 1909), a member of the Polish noble House of Badeni, was an Austrian statesman, who served as Minister- ...

(1846–1909), Minister-President of the Cisleithanian half of

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* Stanisław Marcin Badeni (1850–1912),

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Coat of arms

The family used the Bończa coat of arms. POL COA Badeni.svg, Coat of arms of Counts Badeni File:POL COA Badeni 1887.svg, Counts Badeni arms in 1887

Palaces

4 Bejsce 1.jpg, Palace in Bejsce Буськ. Палац графа Бадені.jpg, Badeni Palace in Busk Badeni manor house in Branice by Maire.jpg, :Badeni manor house in Branice (Kraków) Коропець. Палац графа Бадені.jpg, Koropets Palace

Genealogical tree

Jan Kanty Badyni, died ? , → Sebastian Badeni, died 1779 , → Stanisław, died 1824 , , → Ignacy, died 1859 , , , → Seweryn, died ? , , , → Jan, died 1899 , , → Kazimierz, died 1854 , , , → Władysław, died 1888 , , , , →

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, died 1906 , , , , , → Ludwik, died 1916 , , , , , → Kazimierz (Joachim), died 2010 , , , , → Stanisław, died 1912 , , , , → Stanisław, died 1943 , , , , → Henryk, died 1943 , , , , → Stefan, died 1961 , , , , → Jan, died 1995 , , , , → Michał , , , , → Alexander , , , → Aleksander, died 1869 , , → Michał, died 1863 , , → Stanisław, died 1910 , , , → Józef, died 1932 , , , → Marcin, died 1930 , , , → Stanisław, died 1987 , , → Józef, died 1878 , → Marcin, died 1828 , → Sebastian, died 1872 M.J. Minakowski, Genealogia potomków Sejmu Wielkiego
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Bibliography

* J. Borkowski, Genealogie żyjących utytułowanych rodów polskich, Lwów 1895, s. 130-135
Online version
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References

External links

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