The Sobański, plural: Sobańscy, feminine form: Sobańska is a Polish

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family. The family originated from

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, taking their name from the village Sobania and Sobanice in the land of

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and

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. Connected with the families Bieliński, Łubieński, Jełowicki, Borukowski and Gostkowski.

History

In the 15th century the Sobański family split into two lines: the "''Ciechanowska''" (older line) and "''Wyszogrodzka''" (younger line), the latter one used the nickname ''Ścibor''. One branch of the Ścibor-Sobański settled in

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, another one in

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and

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. In 1880 Feliks Sobański from Podolia,Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 39 s. 422 founder of the "

n line" of the family, received the hereditary title of

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from Pope

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Notable family members

* Antoni Sobański * Feliks Sobański * Jarosław Marek Sobański *

Małgorzata Sobańska Małgorzata Sobańska-Mańkowska (born April 25, 1969, in Poznań, Wielkopolskie) is a retired female long-distance runner from Poland. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as ...

* Remigiusz Sobański * Stanisław Sobański * Teodor Sobański

Coat of arms

The Sobański family used the Junosza coat of arms. POL COA Junosza.svg

Palaces

File:Obodowka.jpg, Sobański Palace in Obodówka (presently in Ukraine) File:Palac Sobanskich Wwa Ujazdowskie.JPG, Sobański Palace in

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File:Widok na pałac Sobańskich w Guzowie.jpg, Sobański Palace in Guzów

References

Bibliography

* Maria z Grocholskich Hieronimowa Sobańska: "Wspominki nikłe". Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Primum 2002 * Polski Słownik Biograficzny, tom XXXIX, Instytut Historii PAN, Warszawa-Kraków 1999–2000 * "''Drzewo Genealogiczne 64 herbowe po mieczu i kądzieli Sobańskich, Jałowieckich, Drohojowskich wydane w 200 numerowanych egzemplarzach jako rękopis, w Warszawie, Nakładem Rodziny''", 8.02.1912

External links

* http://www.cbr.edu.pl/rme-archiwum/2005/rme8/stronki/2.html {{Poland-noble-stub