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Opaliński was the surname of a notable Polish szlachta

Szlachta

The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...

family. They originated from the town of Opalenica

Opalenica

Opalenica is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,861 inhabitants .The noble de Opalenica Opaliński family originated here as lords of the area and a branch of the de Bnin Bniński family of Clan Łodzia.There was a narrow-gauge railway in Opalenica but it closed...

and used the Coat of arms of Łodzia. They were powerful players in the politics of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Branch of the family hailed from Sieraków

Sieraków

Sieraków is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants . Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship ....

Notable members

Its notable members included:

Jan Opaliński (1546–1598), father of
- Jan Opaliński (1581–1637)
- Piotr Opaliński
  Piotr Opalinski
  Piotr Opaliński , of Łodzia Coat of Arms, was a Polish-Lithuanian noble . Kasztelan poznański since 1620, wojewoda poznański since 1622, starosta pobiedzki i śremski ....
  
  (1586–1624), father of
  - Krzysztof Opaliński
    Krzysztof Opalinski
    Krzysztof Opaliński was a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth noble , politician and writer . Voivode of Poznań, starosta kowelski, śremski, osiecki, międzyłęski.- Biography :Son of Piotr Opaliński...
    
    (1611–1655), father of
    - Jan Karol Opaliński
      Jan Karol Opalinski
      Jan Karol Opalinski was a Polish starost and kasztelan of Poznań. He was the son of Krzysztof Opaliński and Teresa Konstancya Czarnkowska. In December 1678, he married Zofia Anna Czarnkowska and was the father of Katarzyna Opalińska. Katarzyna went on to marry Stanisław Leszczyński, the King...
      
      (1642–1695), father of
      - Katarzyna Opalińska
        Katarzyna Opalinska
        Catherine Opalińska was Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duchess of Lorraine.-Biography:Catherine was the daughter of magnate Jan Karol Opaliński and his wife Zofia Czarnkowska....
        
        (1680–1747)
  - Łukasz Opaliński (1612–1666)
Łukasz Opaliński (1581–1654)

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