Tęczyński

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Topór coat of arms used by the Tęczyński family
Jan Magnus Tęczyński
, last of the Tęczyński family
Ruins of Tęczyn Castle in Rudno
Kraków Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- lands heavily dominated by the Tęczyński family

The House of Tęczyński was a powerful family of nobility (

Jagiellon dynasty and in the early decades of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (from 14th century to early 17th century). They were an important family from Lesser Poland
(Małopolska), active in Polish politics of their time.

Family's history and importance

According to a legend, the family traced its origins to the 12th century magnate,

Władysław Jagiełło.[3] Jan Tęczyński (d. 1470), castellan of Kraków, voivode of Kraków and Lublin, was recognized as one of the two most important Polish magnates of his time (the other one was cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki.[3] Andrzej Tęczyński (d. 1536), castellan of Kraków, voivode of Kraków, Lublin and Sandomierz, in 1527 received a hereditary title of a count from the Holy Roman Emperor.[3]

The family had numerous possessions, most of them in the Lesser Poland,

Jan Magnus Tęczyński in 1637.[3]

The family seat was the Tenczyn Castle (also known as Tęczyn Castle), now a ruin in the village of Rudno. The castle would fall in ruin after being pillaged by the Swedes, looking for rumored treasures of the Tęczyński family, during The Deluge in the mid-17th century. Subsequently, rebuilt, after a fire in mid-18th century it was never rebuilt again.[4]

Polish poet Jan Kochanowski wrote a poem Pamiątka Tęczyńskiemu [A memory for Tęczyński].[5] Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski dedicated one of his works to the family: Tęczyńscy: dramat historyczny w pięciu aktach prozą [Tęczyńscy: a historical drama in five acts in prose] (1844).[6]

Notable members

References

  1. ^ (in Polish) krzeszowice
  2. ^ a b (in Polish) Tęczyńscy h. Topór - genealogia rodziny, herbarz
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h (in Polish) Tęczyńscy, PWN Encyklopedia
  4. ^ (in Polish) Zapytanie nr 846 do ministra kultury i sztuki w sprawie zabezpieczenia ruin zamku Tęczyńskich w Rudnie
  5. ^ Ludwika Ślękowa, Wokół zagadek pierwszych zbiorowych wydań twórczości Jana Kochanowskiego, Literary Memoir. A Quarterly on the History and Criticism of the Polish Literature (3/2008), [1]
  6. ^ Wincenty Danek, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski,

Further reading

  • Adam Kłodziński, Tęczyńscy. Pogląd na rozwój, zamożność i znaczenie rodu, SprKHSzt. IX, 1913
  • ISBN 83-86077-83-2
  • Janusz Kurtyka, Latyfundia tęczyńskie. Dobra i właściciele (XIV-XVII wiek) (doktorat), 2000
  • Anna Kochan, "Wiersz o zabiciu Andrzeja Tęczyńskiego" w świetle poetyki tzw. listu odpowiedniego, Literary Memoir. A Quarterly on the History and Criticism of the Polish Literature (3/2008) [2]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tęczyński&oldid=1216404277"