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Ossoliński Family
The House of Ossoliński (plural: Ossolińscy) was a szlachta, Polish aristocratic family from the Lesser Poland region. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Ossolińska is the form for a female family member. History The Ossolińskis were a magnate family. They appeared in the historical annals at the beginning of the 14th century. The progenitor of the family was , son of Great Marszałek, Marshal of the Crown and castellan of Kraków Nawoj of Tęczyn. Jan was the main heir of the property that Nawoj left after his death. Due to the tradition in medieval Poland, he started to use the surname derived from the main family seat, the in Ossolin, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Grand Chancellor of the Crown Jerzy Ossoliński was granted a hereditary princely title by Pope Urban VIII in 1633. He also received a similar title, ''Reichsfürst'', from the Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II in 1634. Another title was granted to Jerzy's cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topor Arms
Topor may refer to: Places * Topor (Barclayville), a village in Barclayville township, Grand Kru County, Liberia * Topór, a nature reserve in Łuków Forest, Poland * Topór, Mińsk County, a village in Gmina Mrozy, Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland * Topór, Węgrów County, a village in Gmina Stoczek, Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Other * Topor (headgear), Bengali Hindu wedding headwear * Topor (surname), including a list of people with that name * Topór coat of arms, a Polish coat of arms * TopoR, an automated topological router for printed circuit boards See also * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Potocki (1734–1802)
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Stanisław Potocki may refer to: *Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki, 1579–1667, hetman, voivode, podkomorzy, * Stanisław Potocki (1659-1683), son of Andrzej Potocki * Stanisław Potocki (died 1760), voivode *Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (1753–1805), voivode, Artillery General * Stanisław Potocki (1782–1831), Russian commander in the Patriotic War of 1812, son of Stanisław Szczęsny * Stanisław Kostka Potocki (1755–1821), podstoli, Artillery General * Stanisław Florian Potocki (1766–1830), general * Stanisław Antoni Potocki (1837–1884) See also * Aleksander Stanisław Potocki (1778–1845) castellan * Potocki family The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent szlachta, Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Teresa Ossolińska (XVIII-1810)
Princess Anna Teresa Potocka née ''Ossolińska'' (1746–1810) was a Polish noblewoman, philanthropist and Freemason.Hasło: Loże adopcyjne, (w:) N. Wójtowicz, Masoneria. Mały słownik, Warszawa 2006, s. 225–227. Life She was the daughter of Józef Ossoliński and Teresa Stadnicka and the sister of Józef Salezy Ossoliński. She married Józef Potocki in December 1760, and became the mother of the writer Jan Potocki. She was a supporter of the Bar Confederation (1768-1771). She was known for her philanthropic work and founded a charitable society. When a Woman's Adoption Lodge of the Masonic Order was founded in Poland in 1769, she became its Grand Mistress, counting other noblewomen such as Elżbieta Czartoryska (1736–1816) among its members. She is known as the founder of the church at Rymanów Rymanów (; or ; ) is a town located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the southeastern tip of Poland, with 3,585 inhabitants. It is a capital of a separate gmina, comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d , voivode of Kraków
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Aleksander Michał Lubomirski is the name of: *Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d. 1675), ''starosta'' of Perejesław and Nowy Sącz *Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d. 1677) Aleksander Michał Lubomirski is the name of: *Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d. 1675) Prince Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (died 1675) was a Polish noble (szlachcic). Aleksander owned cities and estates of Dąbrowa and Otwinów. He was staros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Tekla Ossolińska
Princess Helena Tekla Lubomirska ''née'' Ossolińska (died 1687) was a Polish noblewoman A noblewoman is a female member of the nobility. Noblewomen form a disparate group, which has evolved over time. Ennoblement of women has traditionally been a rare occurrence; the majority of noblewomen were linked to the nobility by either their ..., wife of Aleksander Michał Lubomirski since 1637. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lubomirska, Helena Tekla Ossolinska, Helena Tekla Ossolinska, Helena Tekla Ossoliński family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancellor (Poland)
The Chancellor of Poland ( - , from ), officially, the Grand Chancellor of the Crown between 1385 and 1795, was one of the highest Offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officials in the historic Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. This office functioned from the early History of Poland, Polish kingdom of the 12th century until the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795. A respective office also existed in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the 16th century. Today the office of the chancellor has been replaced by that of the Prime Minister of Poland, Prime Minister. The Chancellors' powers rose together with the increasing importance of written documents. In the 14th century the office of Chancellor of Kraków () evolved into the Chancellor of the Crown () and from that period the chancellor powers were greatly increased, as they became responsible for the foreign policy of the entire Kingdom (later, the Commonwealth). The Chancellor was also supposed to ensur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podstoli
Deputy pantler ( Lithuanian: pastalininkis, Polish: podstoli) was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. They were the deputy of a pantler, and was responsible for the King's and Grand Duke's pantry. From the 14th century, this was an honorary court title and a district office in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. * Podstoli wielki koronny - Crown Great Deputy Master of the Pantry * Podstoli wielki litewski - Lithuanian Great Deputy Master of the Pantry * Podstoli koronny - Crown Deputy Master of the Pantry * Podstoli litewski - Lithuanian Deputy Master of the Pantry * Podstoli nadworny koronny - Crown Deputy Court Master of the Pantry * Podstoli nadworny litewski - Lithuanian Deputy Court Master of the Pantry * Podstoli ziemski - District Master of the Pantry See also * '' Pan Podstoli'', a novel by Ignacy Krasicki *Stavilac Stavilac ( sr-Cyrl, ставилац, literally meaning "placer") was a court title in Mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Ossoliński
Krzysztof Ossoliński (28 April, 1587 – 24 February, 1645) was a Polish–Lithuanian ''szlachcic'' (nobleman). He was Podstoli of Sandomierz since 1618, Podkomorzy of Sandomierz since 1619, Castellan sadecki in 1633, wojnicki in 1636, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1638, Starost stobnicki, ropczycki and wolbromski. Brother of Kanclerz (Chancellor) Jerzy Ossoliński, important figure in the contemporary politics of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .... He was the builder of Krzyżtopór, a baroque castle that was reduced to ruin during the Swedish invasion of 1655. 1587 births 1645 deaths Krzysztof Members of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode
Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Poles, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Balkan, Russian people and other Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with '' palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. , means "war, fight," while , means "leading", thus in Old Slavic together meaning "war leader" or "warlord". The Latin translation is for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński
Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński (3 September 1555 – 3 October 1623) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, or ''szlachcic''. He held the following offices: *Secretary to the King from 1578 * Chamberlain or '' podkomorzy'' of Sandomierz from 1593 *Castellan of Małogoszcz and Żarnów from 1603 *Voivode of the Podlasie Voivodeship from 1605 *Voivode of the Sandomierz Voivodeship from 1613 *Elder or ''starost'' of Czersk, Nowe Miasto, and Stopnica. Ossoliński was the son of Hieronim Ossoliński, and the father of Jerzy Ossoliński, who was to become Kanclerz (Chancellor) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .... References Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1555 births 1623 deaths Jan Zbiginiew {{Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
