200px, Coat of Arms of the Massalski family
The House of Massalski (Plural: Massalscy; , feminine form: Massalska), sometimes Masalski, Massalsky or Mosalsky, is a
Polish-Lithuanian, Russian-Lithuanian princely family of
Ruthenia
''Ruthenia'' is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin, as one of several terms for Rus'. Originally, the term ''Rus' land'' referred to a triangular area, which mainly corresponds to the tribe of Polans in Dnieper Ukraine. ''Ruthenia' ...
n origin from the
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was one of the largest and most powerful states within Kievan Rus'. For a time the principality was the second most powerful after the Principality of Kiev. The principality was formed in the 10th century and maint ...
and based on the city of
Mosalsk.
History
The family claims to be descended from the
Rurik dynasty
The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the ...
. Their princely title was recognized in 1775. Living family members are members in the
Confederation of the Polish Nobility
The Polish Nobility Association (PNA) (, ZSzP) – is a sociocultural organization, registered in 1995 in Gdańsk. The association aims to integrate the nobility of the once Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, take care of cultural monuments of th ...
.
Notable members
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Aleksander Masalski (1593-1643), voivode of
Minsk Voivodeship
Minsk Voivodeship (; ; ; ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1566Stanisław Kutrzeba: Historia ustroju Polski w zarysie, Tom drugi: Litwa. Lwów i Warszawa: 1921, s. 88. and later in Pol ...
*
Andrzej Massalski (died 1651),
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 Mid ...
of Minsk Voivodeship
*
Michał Józef Massalski, Great
Hetman
''Hetman'' is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders (comparable to a field marshal or imperial marshal in the Holy Roman Empire). First used by the Czechs in Bohemia in the 15th century, ...
of Lithuania
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Ignacy Jakub Massalski
Prince Ignacy Massalski () (1726–1794) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman.
Ignacy became a Catholic priest and was named Bishop of Vilnius by Pope Clement XIII on 29 March 1762.''Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi'', v. VI, Patavii ...
, Bishop of
Wilno
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...
*
Józef Adrian Massalski Józef is a Polish language, Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph.
Art
* Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter
* Józef Gosławski (sculptor), Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor
Clergy
* Józef Glemp (1929- ...
(1726-1765),
marszałek
Marszałek (, , , ) was the title of one of the highest officials in the Polish royal court since the 13th century, and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the 15th century. It was the highest-ranking of all court officials and was considered ...
of the
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...
*
Helena Apolonia Massalska (1763-1815), diarist
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Edward Tomasz Massalski (1799-1879), writer and publicist
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Józef Massalski (1800-1845), poet
Palaces
File:Old Verkiai Palace.jpg, Verkiai Palace, as commissioned by Ignacy Jakub Massalski
References
* I. Lipiński, Massalscy – linia wołkowyska od XVI do początku XIX wieku, "Genealogia. Studia i materiały historyczne", t. 11, Poznań – Wrocław 1999, s. 21.
* Tomasz Lenczewski, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996-1997, s. 54-66, fot. 10-13.
External links
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