The House of Rzewuski (Polish: Rzewuscy) was an important Polish noble family (magnates) in the 17th century during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
editThe family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of Łosice in the Podlasie region. They used the Krzywda coat of arms. Members of the family received the title of Count and held several notable positions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most notably, that of a hetman (thrice).[1]
Coat of arms
editThe Rzewuski family used the Krzywda Coat of Arms and their motto was "Qua via Virtutis".
Notable representatives
edit- Michał Florian Rzewuski (d. 1687) deputy voivode of Lwów, royal court podskarbi, starosta of Chełmno
- Seweryn Rzewuski (1743-1811), Field Crown Hetman
- Adam Rzewuski (d. 1717), castellan of Podlasie
- Ewelina Hańska, wife of Honoré de Balzac
- Maria Ludwika Rzewuska (1744–1816), wife of Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz
- Henryk Rzewuski (1791-1866), writer and essayist
- Teresa Karolina Rzewuska (1749–1787). wife of Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł
- Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski (1737-1786), starosta chełmski, Sejm deputy
- Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1662-1728), Grand Crown Hetman
- Walery Rzewuski (1837-1888), early portrait photographer, alderman of Kraków
- Wacław Piotr Rzewuski (1706-1779), Grand Crown Hetman
- Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski (1784-1831), traveler
Palaces
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Palace in Podhorce -
Manor house in Bratoszewice -
Palace in Arcugowo -
Ruins of a Rzewuski manor house in Gardzienice -
Ruins of the Branicki palace in Rudym Siele
References
edit- Dworzaczek Włodzimierz, Genealogia, Warszawa 1959
- Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. I, Warszawa 1995-1996
External links
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