The Łubieński family (plural: Łubieńscy; feminine singular: Łubieńska) are Polish

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who take their name from the village of Łubna-Jarosłaj near

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, in central Poland. They attained

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status in the 18th century before the

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. One of their number, the reformer and Minister of Justice during

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, Felix, received the hereditary title of ''

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'', from king Frederick Wilhelm III of

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in 1796. He and his wife, the writer,

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had 60 grandchildren. Thereafter, their relative economic decline was mitigated in part through their vast land holdings, their fertility and their capacity to participate in church, state, military, economic and industrial affairs. They have also made significant contributions in engineering and the arts.Żuchlewska, Teresa (2009). "Henryk Łubieński (1793–1883) i jego działalność gospodarczo-społeczna", ''Rocznik Żyrardowski'', 7 / Muzeum Historii Polski, http://mazowsze.hist.pl/29/Rocznik_Zyrardowski/659/2009/23655/ pp. 527–570. Historically, they are connected to some of the leading families of Poland, among them:

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, Morawski,

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, Szymanowski and Tyszkiewicz. Since the 19th century, they are also related to families in England and France.

Family crest

They are members of the Pomian heraldic clan.

Notable figures

Bernard Łubieński Bernard Łubieński, CSsR, (9 December 1846 – 10 September 1933) was a Polish Redemptorist priest, missionary and writer, closely associated with Bishop Robert Coffin and with the Roman Catholic Church in England, where he spent his yout ...

(1846–1933), Polish priest *

Feliks Łubieński Feliks Walezjusz Władysław Łubieński (born 22 November 1758 Minoga near Olkusz, died 2 October 1848 Guzów) was a Polish politician, jurist, Minister of Justice in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, starosta of Nakieł, a member of the Friend ...

(1758–1848), Polish politician and jurist *

Henryk Łubieński Henryk Jan Nepomucen Łubieński, Pomian coat of arms, (11 July 1793, in Prague – 17 September 1883, in Wiskitki, Poland) – was the scion of a Polish magnate family, landowner, financier, lawyer, early industrialist, economic activist, and ...

(1793–1883), Polish financier and industrialist *

Ludwik Maria Łubieński Ludwik Maria Łubieński, comte de Pomian (6 May 1912, Kazimierza Wielka - 22 January 1996, London) was a Polish lawyer, diplomat and military officer. He was Head of the Polish Maritime Mission in Gibraltar during World War II and an eyewitne ...

(1912-1996), Polish lawyer, diplomat, officer and expatriate official *

Maciej Łubieński Maciej Łubieński (1572 in Łubna-Jakusy, Łubna – 1652 in Łowicz), of Pomian coat of arms, was a primate of Poland, archbishop of Gniezno, bishop of Poznań, bishop of Kujawy and Interrex (Poland), interrex in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwe ...

(1572–1652), Polish archbishop * Maria Magdalena Łubieńska (1833–1920), Polish artist and educator *

Stanisław Łubieński Stanisław Łubieński (1573 in Łubna – 16 April 1640 in Wyszków), of Pomian coat of arms, was a Polish noble, politician and bishop. Royal Secretary of king Sigismund III of Poland from 1591; regent of Royal Chancellery from 1614, Crown S ...

(1573–1640), Polish politician and bishop * Tekla Teresa Łubieńska (1767–1810), Polish writer and translator *

Teresa Łubieńska Teresa Łubieńska, née Skarżyńska (Russian Poland, 18 April 1884 – London, 25 May 1957), was a social activist, Resistance fighter – lieutenant in the Polish Underground Army – and survivor of two Nazi concentration camps. After Wor ...

(1884–1957), Polish social activist and resistance fighter *

Tomasz Łubieński Tomasz Andrzej Adam Łubieński, comte de Pomian (24 December 1784, in Szczytniki, Kalisz County, Szczytniki near Kalisz – 27 August 1870, in Warsaw) was a brigadier general in the Polish army, senator, landowner in Kalisz and businessman. Hopi ...

(1784–1870), Polish brigadier general and senator *

Władysław Aleksander Łubieński Władysław Aleksander Łubieński (1703–1767) was archbishop of Lwów (1758–59) and primate of Poland (1759–1767). He was an ally of the Czartoryski Familia and of the Russian Empire and an opponent of religious tolerance. He acted as In ...

(1703–1767), Polish archbishop *

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Estates

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- Sugar Factory ''Łubna''

References

External links

Marek Jerzy Minakowski – ''Genealogia Potomków Sejmu Wielkiego'' – genealogy service
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