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Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski
Prince Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski (died 1723) was a Polish nobleman. Aleksander became Great Chorąży of the Crown in 1693 and starost of Korsuń, Busk, Ukraine and Zvenyhorodka. References 17th-century births 1723 deaths Jabłonowski family, Aleksander Jan Members of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teofilia Sieniawska
{{Short description, Polish szlachta family image:Adam Sieniawski 111.PNG, 200px, Adam Sieniawski image:Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski.JPG, 200px, Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski The Sieniawski family (plural: Sieniawscy, feminine form: Sieniawska) was a Polish szlachta family. They were magnates in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, First Republic of Poland. Their properties were inherited by the House of Czartoryski, Czartoryski family after the family expired in the 18th century. Coat of arms The Sieniawski family used the Leliwa coat of arms. image:POL COA Sieniawski.svg, Coat of Arms of Prokop Sieniawski (d. 1627), Prokop Sieniawski (A mix with Chodkiewicz coat of arms. Prokops wife was a member of the Chodkiewicz family.) Notable members *Świętosław Sieniawski **Gunter Sieniawski (died c. 1494), Judge of Lwów ***Rafał Sieniawski (died 1518), Chorąży of the Crown, married Agnieszka Cebrowska z Cebra h. Hołobok coat of arms, Hołobok ****Mikołaj Sieniawski (1489–15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorąży
A standard-bearer ( Polish: ''Chorąży'' ; Russian and ; , chorunžis; ) is a military rank in Poland, Ukraine and some neighboring countries. A ''chorąży'' was once a knight who bore an ensign, the emblem of an armed troops, a voivodship, a land, a duchy, or a kingdom. This function later evolved into a non-hereditary noble title. From the end of the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, there were four "central" ''chorąży'' positions: * Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown; * Grand Standard-Bearer of Lithuania; * Court Standard-Bearer of the Crown; * Court Standard-Bearer of Lithuania. At the same time, ''chorąży'' was also an honorary office in a land. From the 16th century, ''Chorąży'' was the title of the military leader of a Cossack community, and later a rank in the Cossack Hosts. The rank, written "хорунжий" (khorunzhiy) in Russian, was officially recognized in the 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabłonowski Family
Jabłonowski (plural: Jabłonowscy) is a Polish surname. Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Jabłonowska is the form for a female family member while a male would use Jabłonowski. A lot of but not all Jabłonowski belong to the House of Jabłonowski *Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702), Field and Great Hetman of the Crown *Anna Jabłonowska (1660–1727), mother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński * Marianna Jabłonowska (1708–1765), married to Jan Wielopolski *Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski (d. 1723), Great Chorąży *Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski (1711–1777), Stolnik, voivode *Antoni Barnaba Jabłonowski (1732–1799), voiode, castellan *Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska (1760–1844), married to Józef Klemens Czartoryski *Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (1769–1802), Polish and French general. *Leszek Jabłonowski (b. 1954), Polish fencer. See also *Yablonovsky (other) Yablonovsky (masculine), Yablonovskaya (femi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1723 Deaths
Events January–March * January 25 – English-born pirate Edward Low intercepts the Portuguese ship ''Nostra Signiora de Victoria''. After the Portuguese captain throws his treasure of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than surrendering it, Low orders the captain's brutal torture and execution, then has the rest of the ''Victoria'' crew murdered. Low commits more atrocities this year, but is not certainly heard of after the end of the year. * February 4 – The Kangxi Era ends in Qing dynasty China, and the Yongzheng Era begins, with the coronation of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. * February 15 – King Louis XV of France attains his majority on his 13th birthday, bringing an end to the regency of his cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. * March 9 – The Mapuche Uprising begins in Chile as the indigenous Mapuche people, commanded by Toqui (war chief) Vilumilla, leading an attack against the city of Tucapel. The war lasts until February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Births
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French '' Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvenyhorodka
Zvenyhorodka (, ) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine, situated on the Hnylyi Tikych River. The town is the administrative center of Zvenyhorodka Raion. It hosts the administration of Zvenyhorodka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city has a population of History Early history Zvenyhorodka has its origins in the days of the Kievan Rus' and the first mention of the city dates back to 1394, although its actual origins are likely to be older, as the city was previously destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'. According to modern legend, the original city was situated 3km further from its current location, encircling a conical mountain. In 1504 Zvenyhorodka became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after being relinquished by Meñli I Giray. It passed to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in 1569 following the capture of Right-bank Ukraine. Following this takeover, the population was subject to significant socio-economic oppression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korsuń
Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ( ) is a small city located in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city rests on the banks of the Ros River. Population: History A fortress Korsun was founded in 1032 by the Kievan Rus' prince Yaroslav the Wise and served the protection of Kyiv from nomads from the southern steppe regions. The name of the city comes from the Greek city of Chersones (translated as ''Korsun'') on the Crimean Peninsula. In 1240, Korsun was destroyed by Batu Khan. In 1585, a military base was established in the city. In the early modern times the place belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, during which another fortress was built and the city received the Magdeburg rights. In 1630, Cossack rebels led by Taras Fedorovych attacked the town and destroyed its Polish garrison. The town was razed by Polish forces during the 1637 Cossack rebellion led b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starost
Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands. The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadership position in a range of civic and social contexts throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In reference to a municipality, a ''starosta'' was historically a senior royal administrative official, equivalent to a county sheriff or seneschal, and analogous to a '' gubernator''. In Poland, a ''starosta'' administered crown territory or a district called a '' starostwo''. In the early Middle Ages, a ''starosta'' could head a settled urban or rural community or other community, as in the case of a church starosta or an '' artel'' starosta. A starosta also functioned as a master of ceremonies. Czech Republic and Slovakia In the Czech Republic and Slovakia ''starosta'' is the title of a mayor of a town or village. Mayors of major cities use the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busk, Ukraine
Busk (, ; ) is a city located in Zolochiv Raion in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Until 18 July 2020 it was the administrative center of the Busk Raion, now disestablished. Busk was the birthplace of Yevhen Petrushevych, the president of the West Ukrainian National Republic. History Busk has a long history. First mentioned in 1097 in Primary Chronicle as Bug City () in the context of the dispute between Rus' princes for border area between Principality of Halych and Volhynian principality. Bug City was named due to its location near Western Bug which locally is known as Bug river. Busk was granted town charter in 1411 by Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it belonged to the Belz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province, and was the seat of a separate administrative unit, the Land of Busk. The town remained part of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski
Prince Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski (4 February 1711–1777) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). Józef became Stolnik of Lithuania in 1744, voivode of Nowogródek Voivodeship from 1755 to 1772 and starost of Busk, Ukraine, Korsuń, Zvenyhorodka, Wołpenia, Rakancin and Ławara. He founded the Societas Jablonoviana (Towarzystwo Naukowe Jablonowskich) – "Science Society of the Jablonowski Family". He died in 1777 and was buried in the Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ..., Germany. References Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish bibliographers 1711 births 1777 deaths Jozef Aleksander Jablonowski Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianna Kazanowska
Kazanowski is a Polish-language occupational surname, which means or , from the Slavic word , meaning .''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Kazan Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 7 January 2016. The name may refer to: *Adam Kazanowski (1599–1649), Polish nobleman * Aleksander Dominik Kazanowski (1605–1648), Polish nobleman * Gerald Kazanowski (born 1960), Canadian basketball player *Marcin Kazanowski (1563–1636), Polish nobleman * Marianna Kazanowska (1643–1687), Polish noblewoman *Zygmunt Kazanowski (1563–1634), Polish nobleman See also *Kazanowski family The Kazanowski family (plural: Kazanowscy) was a Polish noble family, magnates in the 16th and 17th century. Their origins are traced either to Kazanów in Opoczno County or Kazanów near Lubartów. Notable members * Dominik Kazanowski (d. 148 ... * Kazanowski Palace, Warsaw References {{surname Occupational surnames Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski
Prince Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, Grand Guardian of the Crown since 1660, the Grand Camp Leader of the Crown since 1661, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1664, Field Crown Hetman since 1676, Great Crown Hetman since 1683 and castellan of Kraków since 1692. Jabłonowski was a candidate for the Polish throne following the death of King John III Sobieski. A talented and skillful political and military leader, Jabłonowski participated in the War with Sweden during The Deluge, then with the Cossacks and Muscovy. He took part in the Chocim campaign of 1673 and participated in the Vienna expedition of 1683. He led the right wing of Polish cavalry forces at the Battle of Vienna. He also stopped the Tatars at Lwów in 1695. In 1692 Jabłonowski built the stronghold and the neighbouring town of Okopy Świętej Trójcy. During the Royal election of 1697, he supported Augustus II, later in opposition to the King. In 169 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
