Wielopolski family

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Wielopolski
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Current region Poland
Members Jan Wielopolski the elder
Jan Wielopolski
Franciszek Wielopolski
Aleksander Wielopolski
Zygmunt Wielopolski
Connected families Gonzaga, Potocki, Jabłonowski, Lubomirski
Estate(s) Pieskowa Skała
Jan Wielopolski, Grand Chancellor of the Crown of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Jan Wielopolski (1630-1688).png
Jan Wielopolski, Grand Chancellor of the Crown of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Franciszek Wielopolski the Elder Franciszek Wielopolski the Elder.PNG
Franciszek Wielopolski the Elder
Aleksander Wielopolski, Chief of the Civil Government of Congress Kingdom of Poland Aleksander Wielopolski.PNG
Aleksander Wielopolski, Chief of the Civil Government of Congress Kingdom of Poland

The House of Wielopolski (plural: Wielopolscy, feminine form: Wielopolska) was a Polish noble family

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( szlachta ), magnates in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries and the family of a numerous Polish politicians during the times of Russian rule over Poland in the 19th century.

As of August 2025 there are still living descendants of the Wielopolski family in Poland. [1]

History

The Wielopolski family is said to originate in the 17th century with the founder of the dynasty being Kasper Wielopolski whose son Jan Wielopolski 'the elder' acquired the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1656 by the charter of Emperor Ferdinand III. [2]

Quite notably Jan Wielopolski a member of the Wielopolski family held the position of Grand Chancellor of the Crown from the year 1678 to his death in 1688 during the reign of Jan III Sobieski.

In 1729 the Wielopolskis inherited the title of Marquis from the Myszkowski family who originally received it through the adoption of Zygmunt Myszkowski into the Gonzaga family. [3]

In the 19th century during the years of Russian rule over Poland the Wielopolski family retained political influence which also saw them having a member of their family Aleksander Wielopolski appointed head of Poland's Civil Administration in 1862 a position he held until 1863 when the January Uprising broke out.

Through the political power of Aleksander Wielopolski Zygmunt Wielopolski was appointed the President of Warsaw in the years 1862 to 1863, a position he lost due to the beginning of the January Uprising.

Coat of arms

The Wielopolski family used the Starykoń coat of arms which was a variation of the Topór coat of arms which was shared amongst many different families in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Starykoń coat of arms itself has many variations itself as time progressed.

Notable members

Palaces

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wielopolski family tree". geneanet.org. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Dunin-Borkowski, Jerzy Sewer (1908). Almanach Błękitny: genealogia żyjących rodów polskich (in Polish). Warsaw: Edward Wende. p. 974.
  3. ↑ Zwierzyniecki, Robert Kazimierz (2017-04-11). "Ordynacja Myszkowskich". ridero.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-05-02.
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