Walewski
Maria Walewska; portrait by
François Gérard
François Gérard
Józef Pitschmann (1788)
The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from Walewice in Łęczyca Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.
History
The family issued 15
Order of Virtuti Militari in the Napoleonic era and 2 during the November Uprising 1830–31, 1 Knight of Malta and 3 canonesses of Warsaw
.
Notable members
- Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1778-1845), senator
- Napoleon I
- podkomorzy of Sieradz
- Maria Walewska, mistress of Emperor Napoleon. In her later years she married count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.
- Voivode of Sieradz
- Władysław Walewski, co-author of the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
- Wincenty Colonna Walewski, (1841-1896), Count, veteran of the January Uprising
- cześnik of Sieradz in 1793 roku, member of the Great Sejm
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the family was Pierzchała.
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Pierzchała (Kolumna)
Residences
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Palace in Walewice
References
- Konarski Szymon, Armorial de la noblesse titree polonaise, Paris 1958, s. 336–338.
- Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996–1997, s. 207–212.
- "Szlachta wylegitymowana w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1836-1861". www.szlachta.org.
- Teodor Żychliński: Złota księga szlachty polskiej. T. 5. Poznań: 1883, s. 378.
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