Królewicz (
f. ''królewna''; plural forms ''królewicze'' and ''królewny'') was the title given to the sons and daughters of the king of
Poland (and Grand Duke of Lithuania at the same time), later the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was similar in its distinctiveness to the Spanish and Portuguese title of
infante, also reserved to the children of the monarch. Though, it was used only to denote one's status as a King's child. ''Królewicz'' and ''królewna'' has no direct equivalent in other languages and was translated to the English ''prince'' and German ''prinz'', like dynasts of a royal house. ''Królewicze'' since the 16th century could not also be regarded as and equivalent to the
princes of the blood, because the
Polish monarchy was
not hereditary since 1573, when after the death of the last
Jagiellon
The Jagiellonian dynasty (, pl, dynastia jagiellońska), otherwise the Jagiellon dynasty ( pl, dynastia Jagiellonów), the House of Jagiellon ( pl, Dom Jagiellonów), or simply the Jagiellons ( pl, Jagiellonowie), was the name assumed by a cad ...
king, future
Henry III of France
Henry III (french: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; pl, Henryk Walezy; lt, Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of ...
was
elected. In official
Latin titulature children of Polish kings were often styled as ''Poloniae princeps'' or ''princeps Poloniae'', meaning Prince/ss of Poland or Polish prince/ss. In more official way, the full style of sons of monarchs was ''Dei Gratia regius princeps Poloniae et Lithuaniae'' for the sons.
Polish ''królewicze'' and ''królewny''
Polish monarchs with legitimate children and their offspring (since the House of Jagiellon):
*
Władysław II Jagiełło
**
Elżbieta Bonifacja (1399)
**
Jadwiga
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 ...
(1408–1431)
**
Władysław (1424-1444) (later King)
** Kazimierz (1426-1427)
**
Kazimierz
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 ...
(1427-1492) (later King)
*
Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk
Casimir IV (in full Casimir IV Andrew Jagiellon; pl, Kazimierz IV Andrzej Jagiellończyk ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447, until his death. He was one of the ...
:
**
Władysław (1456–1516) (later King of Bohemia and Hungary)
**
Jadwiga
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 ...
(1457–1502)
**
Saint Kazimierz (1458–1484)
**
Jan Olbracht
John I Albert ( pl, Jan I Olbracht; 27 December 1459 – 17 June 1501) was King of Poland from 1492 until his death in 1501 and Duke of Głogów (Glogau) from 1491 to 1498. He was the fourth Polish sovereign from the Jagiellonian dynasty, the ...
(1459–1501) (later King)
**
Aleksander (1461–1506) (later King)
**
Zofia
Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia:
* Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864)
* Maria Zofia Sieniawska
*Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971)
*Zofia Branic ...
(1464–1512)
**
Elżbieta (1465–1466)
**
Zygmunt Zygmunt, Zigmunt, Zigmund and spelling variations thereof are masculine given names and occasionally surnames. People so named include:
Given name Medieval period
* Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548), Zygmunt I Stary in Polish, King of Poland and Gr ...
(1467–1548) (later King)
**
Fryderyk (1468–1503)
**
Elżbieta (1472–1480/1481)
**
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
(1476–1503)
**
Barbara
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...
(1478–1534)
**
Elżbieta (1482–1517)
*
Zygmunt I Stary
Sigismund I the Old ( pl, Zygmunt I Stary, lt, Žygimantas II Senasis; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the ...
:
**
Jadwiga
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 ...
(1513–1573)
**
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
(1515-1520)
**
Izabella Izabella is a Polish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Izabella Alvarez (born 2004), American actress
*Izabella Antonowicz (born 1942), Polish sprint canoer
*Izabella Elżbieta Czartoryska (1832–1899), Polish noble la ...
(1519-1559)
**
Zygmunt Zygmunt, Zigmunt, Zigmund and spelling variations thereof are masculine given names and occasionally surnames. People so named include:
Given name Medieval period
* Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548), Zygmunt I Stary in Polish, King of Poland and Gr ...
(1520-1572) (later King)
**
Zofia
Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia:
* Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864)
* Maria Zofia Sieniawska
*Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971)
*Zofia Branic ...
(1522–1575)
**
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
(1523–1596) (later King)
**
Katarzyna (1526-1583)
**
Olbracht (1527)
*
Zygmunt III Waza (also King of Sweden):
**
Anna Maria (1593-1600)
** Katarzyna (1594)
**
Władysław (1595-1648) (later King)
** Katarzyna (1596-1597)
** Krzysztof (1598)
** Jan Kazimierz (1607-1608)
**
Jan Kazimierz (1609-1672) (later King)
**
Jan Albert (1612-1634)
**
Karol Ferdynand
Prince Charles Ferdinand Vasa ( pl, Karol Ferdynand Waza; 13 October 1613 in Warsaw – 9 May 1655 in Wyszków), was a Poles, Polish prince, priest, Bishop of Wrocław from 1625, bishop of Płock from 1640 and Duke of Opole from 1648 to 1655.
Bi ...
(1613-1655) (later Duke of Opole)
**
Aleksander Karol
Alexander Charles Vasa ( pl, Aleksander Karol Waza; 4 November 1614 – 19 November 1634) was the fifth son of King Sigismund III of Poland and his wife Constance of Austria.
During the election of 1632 he supported his brother Vladislaus ...
(1614-1634)
** Anna Konstancja (1616)
**
Anna Katarzyna Konstancja
Anna Catherine Constance Vasa ( pl, Anna Katarzyna Konstancja Waza; 7 August 1619 in Warsaw – 8 October 1651 in Cologne) was a Polish princess, daughter of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Sweden and Poland and his second wife Constance of Austria. ...
(1619-1651)
*
Władysław IV Waza Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
Famous people Mononym
* W ...
:
**
Zygmunt Kazimierz (1640-1647)
** Maria Anna Izabela (1642)
*
Jan II Kazimierz Waza
John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 16 ...
:
**
Maria Anna Teresa (1650-1651)
**
Jan Zygmunt (1652)
*
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki:
** NN (son) (1670)
*
Jan III Sobieski:
**
Jakub Ludwik (1667-1737)
** Adelajda Ludwika (1672-1677)
**
Maria Teresa
Maria Teresa (born María Teresa Mestre y Batista; 22 March 1956) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Henri, who acceded to the throne in 2000.
Early life and education
Maria Teresa was born on 22 March 1956 in Marian ...
(1673-1675)
** NN (daughter) (1674)
**
Teresa Kunegunda (1676-1730)
** NN (daughter) (1678)
**
Aleksander Benedykt (1677-1714)
**
Konstanty Władysław (1680-1726)
** Jan (1683-1685)
*
August II Mocny (also Elector of Saxony):
**
Fryderyk August (1696-1763) (later elected King)
*
Stanisław Leszczyński (also Duke of Lorraine and Bar):
**
Maria (1703-1768)
**
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
(1699-1717)
*
August III Sas (also Elector of Saxony):
[Jacek Staszewski, ''August III Sas'', Wrocław 2010]
** Fryderyk August(1720-1721)
** Józef August (1721-1728)
**
Fryderyk Krystian (1722-1763) (later Elector of Saxony and progenitor of the Kings of Saxony)
**
Maria Amalia (1724-1760)
**
Maria Małgorzata (1727-1734)
**
Maria Anna Maria Anna may refer to:
* Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789), the second but eldest surviving daughter of Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
* Maria Anna Adamberger (1752–1804), Vie ...
(1728-1797)
**
Franciszek Ksawery (1730-1806)
**
Maria Józefa (1731-1767)
**
Karol Krystian (1733-1796) (later Duke of Courland and Semigallia)
**
Maria Krystyna (1735-1782) (later Abbess of Remiremont)
**
Maria Elżbieta (1736-1818)
**
Albert Kazimierz (1738-1822) (later Duke of Teschen)
**
Klemens Wacław (1739-1812) (later Archbishop-Elector of Trier)
**
Maria Kunegunda (1740-1826) (later Abbess of Thorn and Abbess of Essen)
See also
*
Crown prince
*
Prince du sang
*
Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony
Maria Augusta Nepomucena Antonia Francisca Xaveria Aloysia (german: Maria Augusta Nepomucena Antonia Franziska Xaveria Aloysia; pl, Maria Augusta Nepomucena Antonia Franciszka Ksaweria Alojzia) of Saxony (born Dresden, 21 June 1782; died Dresden ...
- styled as ''Polish infanta''
References
Noble titles
Polish words and phrases
Polish royalty
Lithuanian nobility