The House of Jabłonowski is a Polish

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in ...

(nobility) family.

History

The history of the family starts in the 16th century when members of the Wichulski family purchased the

Jabłonowo Pomorskie Jabłonowo Pomorskie (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Jablonowo, 1903-1945: ''Goßlershausen'') is a town in the Brodnica powiat of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. As of 2018, the town had a population of 3,783. It is located in t ...

estate and began to use the name Jabłonowski. The family rose to prominence in the 17th century with

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 sin ...

, a successful military leader in such campaigns as that against the Swedes during

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, the 1683

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and the 1695 battle against the

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. During the 1696

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to select a successor for

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, Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski was a candidate for the Polish throne. In 1698, Emperor Leopold I granted him and his family the hereditary title of

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. Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski was the father of Anna Jabłonowska who was the mother of Polish King

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. Stanisław Leszczyński's daughter

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married King

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and became, with him, the ancestress of most of the Roman Catholic monarchs of Europe.

Coat of arms and motto

The Jabłonowski family used the

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Selected family members

(1634–1702), Field and Great Hetman of the Crown * Anna Jabłonowska (1660–1727), mother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński *

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(1708–1765), married to Jan Wielopolski *

Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski Prince Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski (died 1723) was a Polish nobleman. Aleksander became Great Chorąży of the Crown in 1693 and starost The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Staro ...

(?-1733), Great Chorąży *

Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski Prince Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski (1711–1777) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). Józef became Stolnik of Lithuania in 1744, voivode of Nowogródek Voivodeship from 1755 to 1776 and starost of Busk, Ukraine, Korsuń, Dźwinogród, ...

(1711–1777),

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Antoni Barnaba Jabłonowski Antoni Barnaba Jabłonowski (1732–1799) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) and political activist. Antoni became voivode of Poznań Voivodship in 1760, castellan of Kraków since 1782, starost of Międzyrzecz, Busko-Zdrój, Świecie and Czehryń. D ...

(1732–1799), voiode,

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Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska Dorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy. Notable people with the name include: *Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator * Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician *Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represente ...

(1760–1844), married to Józef Klemens Czartoryski *

Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (25 October 1769 – 29 September 1802) was a Polish general and military commander, who fought for France during the Napoleonic Wars. He is the first known Polish general of African descent. After enlis ...

(1769–1802),

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and French general.

Gallery

File:Okopy Świętej Trójcy.jpg, Plan of the Fortifications of the Holy Trinity (

Okopy Świętej Trójcy Okopy ( uk, Окопи) is a selo in western Ukraine. It is located in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province), and had its origins as a Polish fortress at the meeting of the Zbruch and Dniester rivers. It belongs to Melnytsia-P ...

) constructed by Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski

References

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History

Coat of arms and motto

Selected family members

See also

Gallery

References