Rzewuski family
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Rzewuski family was an important family of Polish nobility (szlachta) from Lesser Poland
region. The family originated from villages around the town of Łosice. They used the Krzywda coat of arms. Members of the family held several notable positions in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
, most notably, that of a hetman
(thrice).
Notable representatives:
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...
region. The family originated from villages around the town of Łosice. They used the Krzywda coat of arms. Members of the family held several notable positions in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
, most notably, that of a hetman
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
(thrice).
Notable representatives:
- Michał Florian RzewuskiMichał Florian RzewuskiMichał Florian Rzewuski was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and politician, Treasurer of the Crown Court.He moved to Lviv in 1663 and worked there as a writer and royal colonel from 1674. He was Treasurer of the Crown Court from 1684, he was also Starosta of Chelm...
(d. 1687) deputy voivode of Lviv, royal court podskarbiPodskarbiPodskarbi in Poland then in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was minister responsible for the treasury. Since 1569 also a senatorial office. The title although meaning treasurer can be deconstructed as "under[King]-treasury" - treasury as an old-fashioned adjective...
, starostaStarostaStarost is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history. It can be translated as "elder"...
chełmski - Seweryn RzewuskiSeweryn RzewuskiSeweryn Rzewuski was a Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic.He was Field Hetman of the Crown from 1774 to 1795. Participant of the Radom Confederation in 1767 and one of the leaders of the Hetman Party and the...
(1743-1811), Field Crown Hetman - Michał Józef Rzewuski (d. 1770), voivode of Podole
- Aleksandra Franciszka Rzewuska (1788-1865), artist
- Jadwiga Rzewuska (1843-1889), historical writer
- Adam Rzewuski (d. 1717), castellan of Podlasie
- Adam Rzewuski (1805-1888), landowner, Russian general
- Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski (1760-1825), SejmSejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
deputy, political writer - Ewelina HańskaEwelina HańskaEveline Hańska was a Polish noblewoman best known for her marriage to French novelist Honoré de Balzac. Born at the Wierzchownia estate in Volhynia, Hańska married landowner Wacław Hański when she was a teenager...
, wife of Honoré de BalzacHonoré de BalzacHonoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 fall of Napoleon.... - Franciszek Rzewuski (c. 1730-1800), Sejm deputy
- Franciszek Kazimierz Rzewuski (zm. 1683) stolnikStolnikStolnik was a court office in Poland and Muscovy, responsible for serving the royal table.- Stolnik in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania : In Crown of Poland under the first Piast dukes and kings, this was a court office....
of Podole, Sejm deputy - Henryk RzewuskiHenryk RzewuskiHenryk Rzewuski was a Polish Romantic-era journalist and novelist.-Life:Count Henryk Rzewuski was a scion of a Polish magnate family in Ukraine. He was the son of Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski, a Russian senator who resided in St...
(1791-1866), writer and essayist - Jan Rzewuski (d. 1759), PodstoliPodstoliPodstoli was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik, and was responsible for the King's pantry....
of Lithuania - Józef Rzewuski (1739-1816), Sejm deputy, general
- Kazimierz Rzewuski (c. 1750-1820), Sejm deputy
- Leons Rzewuski (1808-1869), publicist
- Stanisław Beydo Rzewuski (d. 1668), judge, Sejm deputy
- Stanisław Rzewuski (1806-1831), historian of phiolosopy and literature
- Stanisław Rzewuski (1864-1913), writer
- Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski (1737-1786), starosta chełmski, Sejm deputy
- Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1662-1728), Grand Crown Hetman
- Wacław Piotr Rzewuski (1706-1779), Grand Crown Hetman
- Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski (1784-1831), traveler