Chołodecki (variously spelled as Cholodecki, Hołodecki, Holodecki) is the Polish

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of one of the noble (''

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...

'') families. It is derived from the village of Chołodec located in Wołyń, currently located in

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. According to historian Józef Białynia Chołodecki, an unknown member of the Białynia clan was given the rights to develop the land in and around Chołodec, and that individual took the last name of Chołodecki. The Chołodecki surname first appears in the 17th century in

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. A Chołodecki is listed in the registers during the election of King

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Michael I (, ; 31 May 1640 – 10 November 1673) was the ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 29 September 1669 until his death in 1673 ...

in 1669. In the late 17th century Kazimierz Amor Chołodecki becomes a man of some stature in Włodzimierz Wołyński, living on the estate of Piatydnia. The family was confirmed as Szlachta in 1783 and 1825 by the Austrian authorities in Galicia. In Wołyń, nobility under the stricter Russian rules was confirmed in 1811 and 1827.

Patriotic traditions

The Białynia clan, to which the Chołodecki family belongs, was granted its coat of arms for bravery in battle under King Łokietek. The Chołodeckis continued their clan's tradition. In 1675, Chołodeckis took part in the famous Defense of Trembowla under Jan Samuel Chrzanowski. In that battle, a small group of soldiers managed to defend the town against a Turkish army. The family had significant members involved in the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31) (), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in Russian Partition, the heartland of Partitions of Poland, partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. ...

( Tomasz Chołodecki, Ferdinand Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki) of 1830. Chołodeckis played a significant role in the planning and execution of the failed Kraków Uprising of 1846. Tomasz Chołodecki was initially sentenced to death for his part, but the sentence was later reduced. Chołodeckis also took part in the battles of the

January Uprising The January Uprising was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last i ...

of 1863 (Tomasz Chołodecki, Ferdinand Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki, Józef Białynia Chołodecki). Due to the families' continued involvement in major upheavals in Poland's fight for independence during the 19th century, the family living in Wołyń had all of its land and belongings confiscated. The major confiscations occurred after the Kraków Uprising and the January Uprising. Some members, such as Aleksander Chołodecki, fleeing to France.Z minionych stuleci (In the past 100 hundred years) Michał Rolle, Lwów 1908
/ref> The small but more prominent section of the family located in Galicia was left with mostly leasehold estates. Chołodecki involvement in the fight for Poland's independence also extended into World War I, the Polish-Ukrainian War (Józef Białynia Chołodecki), and World War II. Witold Chołodecki, for example, was murdered by Soviet forces in Charków in 1940. During the

Massacres of Poles in Volhynia The Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (; ) were carried out in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occupied Poland by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), with the support of parts of the local Ukrainians, Ukrainian popu ...

in 1943 Antoni and Wiktoria Cholodecki were murdered by UPA forces, while the largest segment managed to flee west and eventually settled around the city of

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. A smaller group of Chołodeckis from Huta Stara took part in the defense of the town. Huta Stara, while consisting of around 100 homes, became a regional sanctuary for 10,000 Poles who flocked to the town seeking shelter and safety from UPA attacks. A decisive battle waged on October 16, 1943, defeated the UPA and allowed the family to stay in the town until the summer of 1945, when they were forcibly repatriated to areas around

Kołobrzeg Kołobrzeg (; ; ) is a port and spa city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants (). Kołobrzeg is located on the Parsęta River on the south coast of the Baltic Sea (in the middle of the section ...

. The remaining family located in Lwów settled in

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. Chołodeckis also fought for an end to communism in Poland. Jarosław Chołodecki was the vice-chair for the Regional Board in "Solidarność" when it was formed in 1980, and he spent over a year in jail when Poland instituted martial law in 1981.

Estates

Members of the Chołodecki family owned small tracts of land and villages in

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and Galicia in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The most significant holdings were around Żytomierz,

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and

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, namely the villages of Obłapy, Kudynowce, Ceców, Lachowa, and Nikonówka. The family also had leaseholds in Galicia, namely Bednarów and Piatydnia. The family also had close relationships with the

Potocki The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Potocki family is one of the wealthiest and ...

s for hundreds of years, administering some of the vast estates of the family, including holdings in Lwów and the Brzoza Stadnicka estate into the 20th century, while a Mikołaj Chołodecki was listed as a

reiter ''Reiter'' or ''Schwarze Reiter'' ("black riders", anglicized ''swart reiters'') were a type of cavalry in 16th to 17th century Central Europe including Holy Roman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, and others. Cont ...

for the Potocki's as early as 1703.Historical information about the ancient painting of Gods birth giver Mary at Jasna Gora, 1856
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Coat of arms

The Białynia coat of arms is used by the Chołodeckis from

and Galicia.

Notable members

Some of the notable members of Chołodecki family include: * Tomasz Chołodecki * Celestyn Chołodecki * Józef Białynia Chołodecki *Antoni Chołodecki *Jadwiga Chołodecka *Aleksander Chołodecki *Jarosław Chołodecki *Olgierd Chołodecki

References

External links

Information and history of the Cholodecki Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cholodecki Family Polish noble families Surnames