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Pułaski () family was a Polish noble family of the
Ślepowron coat of arms Ślepowron is a Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. From the fifteenth century, the descendants of the Ślepowron family began to use names taken fro ...
. Its most famous member was
Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (; March 4 or 6, 1745 October 11, 1779), anglicised as Casimir Pulaski ( ), was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The So ...
. Many of the family members were supporters of the
Bar Confederation The Bar Confederation (; 1768–1772) was an association of Polish nobles (''szlachta'') formed at the fortress of Bar, Ukraine, Bar in Podolia (now Ukraine), in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian C ...
in the late 18th century.


Members

* Antoni Pułaski (1747-1813) deputy, Bar Confederate *
Franciszek Jan Pułaski Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish gener ...
(1875-1956) historian, diplomat *
Franciszek Pułaski Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: * Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish ge ...
(zm. 1769), Bar Confederate * Franciszek Ksawery Pułaski (1743-1769) starost, Bar Confederate * Józef Pułaski (1704–1769) starost, deputy, Bar Confederate *
Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (; March 4 or 6, 1745 October 11, 1779), anglicised as Casimir Pulaski ( ), was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The So ...
(1746–1779), Bar Confederate, officer in the American War of Independence, national hero of Poland and the USA * Kazimierz Ferdynand Pułaski (1846-1926) landowner, historian Polish toponymic surnames Polish-language surnames {{Poland-hist-stub