Princely Houses of Poland
The Princely Houses of Poland differed from other princely houses in Europe. Most importantly, Polish nobility (szlachta) could not be granted nobility titles by the Polish kings in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Therefore, the title of prince either dated to the times before the Union of Lublin, which created the Commonwealth in 1569, or was granted to some nobles (usually magnates) by foreign kings. Due to the longstanding history of common statehood, some noble families often described as "Polish" actually originated in Grand Duchy of Lithuania and are of Lithuanian or Ruthenian descent.
Kingdom of Poland
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Title recognition | Remarks | |
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Royal Houses | |||||
1 | Piast Dynasty | c. 960 | died out in 1370, in the Kingdom of Poland, and 1675, in the Duchies of Silesia | ||
2 | Jagiellonian Dynasty | 1386 | died out in 1596 | ||
Duchy of Pomerania
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Title recognition | Remarks | |
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Dukes of Pomerania | |||||
1 | House of Griffins | 1106 | died out in 1660 | ||
2 | House of Sobiesław | 1227 | died out in 1317 (Duchy of Pomerelia) |
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Title recognition | Estates | Remarks |
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"Ancient" Princely Houses (Rody „stare”) | |||||
1 | Olelkowicz | 1569 | Duchy of Kopylsko-Słuck | title expired in 1592 | |
2 | Ostrogski | 1569 | Ordynacja and Duchy of Ostroróg, Jarosław, Tarnów | title expired in 1620 | |
3 | Borowski | ~1528 | Princely family of Rurikid origin, Kniaz, Kśiestwo Żmudzkie | family exists [1] | |
4 | Zasławski | 1569 | Duchy of Zasław, Ordynacja and Duchy of Ostroróg | title expired in 1682 | |
5 | Zbaraski | 1569 | Duchy of Zbaraż | title expired in 1631 | |
6 | Wiśniowiecki | 1569 | Duchy of Wiśniowiec, Duchy of Łubniów, Duchy of Zbaraż | title expired in 1744 | |
7 | Korecki | 1569 | Duchy of Korets | title expired in 1651 | |
8 | Sanguszko | 1569 | Duchy of Koszyrsk, Ordynacja Ostrogska, Duchy of Zasław | family exists | |
9 | Czartoryski | 1569 | Duchy of Czartorysk, Duchy of Klewań, Puławy, Sieniawa | family exists | |
10 | Czetwertyński | 1569 | Duchy of Czetwertynia | family exists | |
11 | Radziwiłł | 1569 | Duchy of Birżańsk, Ordynacja and Duchy of Nieświez, Duchy of Dubienica, Ordynacja and Duchy of Ołyka, Ordynacja Kleck, Duchy of Kopylsko-Słuck |
family exists | |
"New" Princely Houses (Rody „nowe”) | |||||
12 | Lubomirski | 1682 | Wiśnicz, Kolbuszowa, Jarosław, Przeworsk, Ordynacja Ostrogska | family exists | |
13 | Poniatowski | 1764 | Wołczyn | family exists | |
14 | Sapieha | 1768 | Różana, Kodeń, Horki, Zelwa | family exists | |
Princes of the Partition Sejm | |||||
15 | Poniński | 1773 | Września | title expired in 1920 | |
16 | Sułkowski | 1774 | Leszno, Ordynacja Rydzyńska | family exists | |
17 | Jabłonowski | 1775 | Duchy of Ostrog | title expired in 1926 | |
18 | Massalski (Hetmans-Bishops line) | 1775 | Lachowicze, Mysz, Werki, Druja | title expired in 1794 | |
Ordynacja families | |||||
19 | Zamoyski (Hetman line) | 1588 | Ordynacja Zamojska, Szarogród | title expired in 1665 | |
20 | Zamoyski (Younger line) | 1676 | Ordynacja Zamojska | family exists | |
21 | Gonzaga-Myszkowski | 1601 | Ordynacja Pińczowska | title expired in 1727 | |
22 | Gonzaga-Myszkowski-Wielopolski | 1729 | Ordynacja Pińczowska | family exists | |
Lords of Principalities | |||||
23 | Potocki family | 1696 | Duchy of Zbaraz | family exists | |
24 | Mniszech | 1744 | Duchy of Wiśniowiec | died out in 1905 | |
Royal Houses | |||||
25 | Sobieski | 1674 | Żółkiew | died out in 1737 | |
26 | Leszczyński | 1705 | Leszno | died out in 1766 | |
Dukes of Polish fiefs | |||||
27 | Hohenzollern | 1525 | Duchy of Prussia, Lębork, Bytów, Taurogi, Sereje | family exists | |
28 | Kettler | 1561 | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | title expired in 1737 | |
29 | Movilești (Mohyłowie) | 1595 | Principality of Moldavia, Wielkie Oczy | title expired | |
30 | Wettin | 1759 | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | title expired in 1763, family exists | |
31 | Biron | 1737 | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | family exists | |
Clergy Princes | |||||
32 | Bishops of Gniezno | traditionally | Duchy of Łowicz | liquidated in 1795 | |
33 | Bishops of Krakow | traditionally | Duchy of Siewierz | liquidated in 1790 | |
34 | Bishops of Warmia | traditionally | Duchy of Warmia | liquidated in 1772 | |
35 | Bishops of Płock | traditionally | Duchy of Pułtusk | liquidated in 1795 | |
36 | Provost of Płock | traditionally | Duchy of Sieluń | liquidated in 1790 | |
Not official recognised Princely Houses
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Remarks | ||
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Princely Houses | |||||
1 | Giedroyć | family exists | |||
2 | Światopełk-Mirski | family exists | |||
3 | Drucki | Branches: Druccy-Sokoliński, Drucki-Konopla, Drucki-Ozierecki, Drucki-Pryhabski, Drucki-Horski, Drucki-Tołoczyński, Drucki-Lubecki family exists | |||
4 | Rużyński | died out in the 17th century | |||
5 | Kurcewicz | family exists | |||
6 | Połubiński | family exists | |||
7 | Łukomski | family exists | |||
8 | Ostrożecki | died out | |||
9 | Zasławski | family exists | |||
10 | Porycki | died out | |||
11 | Żyżemski | died out | |||
12 | Hołowczyński | died out in 1658 | |||
13 | Szujski | died out in 1658 | |||
14 | Holszański | died out | |||
15 | Świrski | family exists | |||
16 | Gliński | died out |
Princely Houses with Tatar origin [2]
Ahmetowicz, Achmetowicz, Adamowicz, Aksak, Axak, Apanowicz-Białobłocki, Assanczukowicz, Assanowicz, Bahryński, Bartoszewicz, Begimowicz,Berbasz Bierbasz, Birbasz, Bohdanowicz, Bułhak, Chazbiejewicz, Dawidowicz, Fursowicz, Gliński, Grocholski, Haraburda, Jachicz, Juchowski, Jurewicz, Juszyński, Kadyszewicz Kejdysz, Kambułatowicz, Karaczewicz, Kasymowicz, Kieński, Kiński, Kordysz, Korycki, Korzon, Kotłubaj, Kryczyński, Lebiedziewski, Lipski, łostajski, Łowczycki, Malibakszycz, Maluszycki, Małyszycki, Maślakiewicz, Minbułatowicz, Najman-Kadyszewicz, Niekraszewicz, Nowosielski, Obulewicz, Okęcki, Ostryński, Petyhorski, Piotrowski, Puński, Rodkiewicz-Szpakowski, Rudnicki, Sayna-Kryczyński, Siehdziński, Skirmunt, Smólski, Sołtan, Starzyński, Sulimanowicz, Sulkiewicz, Szymkowicz, Szyryński, Talkowski, Tarak-Buczacki, Taraszewski, Tuhan-Baranowski, Ułan, Ułan-Maluszycki, Waliła-Łowczycki, Zawacki, Zackiewicz-Sulimanowicz.
These princely houses lived like average rich nobility, but sometimes part of these lived like peasants.
Princely titles granted by foreign monarchs
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Title recognition | Country | Remarks |
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Princely Houses | |||||
1 | Saszowski von Saszow (historically equally spelt Szassowski, Szaszowski, Schaschowsky) | before 1380 | Holy Roman Empire; ancient nobility (German Uradel) family of German princely house origin, German title Fürsten (Latin Princeps).[3] Its family descendants extended from their German origin to Upper Hungary during the High Middle Ages and arrived in the Duchy of Silesia during the 14th-century.[3][4] During the 16th-century the family were also appointed the Burgraves of Kraków (Poland's former capital) and Wawel Royal Castle.[5][6] Branches of the Silesian House of Saszowski von Saszow: Saszowski-Palczowski (Palczewski), Saszowski-Gierałtowski (Geraltowski/Geraltowsky).[3][4] | family exists | |
2 | Czartoryski | 1433[7] | Holy Roman Empire | family exists | |
3 | Radziwiłł | 1515/18 and 1547 | Holy Roman Empire | family exists | |
4 | Ossoliński | 1633, 1634, 1736 | Papal States, Holy Roman Empire, France | entitled family lines died out | |
5 | Denhoff | 1637 | Holy Roman Empire | entitled family line died out | |
6 | Koniecpolski | 1637 | Holy Roman Empire | entitled family line died out | |
7 | Lubomirski | 1647 | Holy Roman Empire, | family exists | |
8 | Jabłonowski | 1698, 1733/34, 1743 | Holy Roman Empire | entitled family line died out | |
9 | Sapieha | 1700 | Holy Roman Empire | family exists | |
10 | Sułkowski | 1752 | Holy Roman Empire | family exists | |
11 | Lichnowski | 1773 | Prussia | family exists | |
12 | Poniatowski | 1765, 1847, 1850 | Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (Bohemian title of Prince), Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy |
family exists | |
13 | Zajączek | 1818 | Russia | title expired in 1826 | |
14 | Łowicki-Romanowski | 1820 | Russia | title expired in 1929 | |
15 | Radoliński | 1888 | Prussia | family exists | |
16 | Męciński | 1918 | Vatican | family exists | |
Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)
# | Name | Coat of Arms | Title recognition | Remarks | |
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Princely Houses | |||||
1 | Światopełk-Mirski | 1821 | family exists | ||
2 | Puzyna | 1823 | family exists | ||
3 | Ogiński | 1824 | family exists | ||
4 | Korybut-Woroniecki | 1844 and 1852 | family exists | ||
See also
- List of Polish rulers
- List of szlachta
- List of Polish titled nobility
- Magnates of Poland and Lithuania
References
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- 1 2 3 Okolski, Szymon (1641–45). Orbis Polonus splendoribus coeli, triumphis mundi, pulchritudine animantium condecoratus, in quo antiqua Sarmatorum gentiliata pervetusta nobilitatis insignia etc. specificantur et relucent [Polish Encyclopedia of the ancient Sarmatian families, the history of the coats of arms of the nobles of Poland old and new, their origin as awards for honorable deeds & the arms themselves specifically described and emblazoned] (in Latin). III. Kraków: In Officina Typographica Francisci Cæsarii. pp. 94–98.
- 1 2 Sinapius, Johannes (1720). Schlesische Curiositäten, darinnen die ansehnlichen Geschlechter des Schlesischen Adels mit Erzehlung des Ursprungs, der Wappen, Genealogien (etc.) [Silesian curiosities, containing eminent families of the Silesian nobility with narratives of origin, the coat of arms, genealogies (etc.)] (in German). I. Leipzig: Verlag des Autoris. pp. 389–390.
- ↑ Dokumenty pergaminowe Oddziału I Archiwum Państwowego w Krakowie do 1600 r. (Parchments until 1600, Department of State Archives in Krakow); Data (Date): 1569.07.11, Miejsce (Place): Lublin, Sygnatura (Signature): W 028.
- ↑ Paprockiego, Bartosza (1584). Herby rycerstwa polskiego [Armorials of Polish Knights] (in Polish). Kraków: Wydawnictwa Biblioteki Polskiej. pp. LXXXIII & CVII, 710–711 & 891.
- ↑ Czartoryski at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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