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[[Image:Franciszek Michał Rzewuski.png|150px|right|thumb|Franciszek Michał Rzewuski]]
[[Image:Franciszek Michał Rzewuski.png|150px|right|thumb|Franciszek Michał Rzewuski]]
[[Image:Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski.PNG|150px|right|thumb|Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski]]
[[Image:Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski.PNG|150px|right|thumb|Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski]]
'''Rzewuski family''' ({{lang-pl|Rzewuscy}}) was an important Polish [[szlachta|noble]] family ([[magnates]]) in the 17th century during the era of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]].
The '''House of Rzewuski''' ({{lang-pl|Rzewuscy}}) was an important Polish [[szlachta|noble]] family ([[magnates]]) in the 17th century during the era of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]].


==History==
==History==
The family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of [[Łosice]] in the [[Podlasie]] region. 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).
The family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of [[Łosice]] in the [[Podlasie]] region. They used the [[Krzywda coat of arms]]. Members of the family received the title of [[Count]] and held several notable positions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most notably, that of a [[hetman]] (thrice).<ref>http://genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/r.html</ref>


==Coat of arms==
==Coat of arms==

Revision as of 10:31, 10 September 2022

Coat of arms of the Rzewuski family
Wacław Rzewuski
Michał Józef Rzewuski
Franciszek Michał Rzewuski
Stanisław Ferdynand Rzewuski

The House of Rzewuski (Template:Lang-pl) was an important Polish noble family (magnates) in the 17th century during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

The family originated from the village Bejdy near the town of Łosice in the Podlasie region. They used the Krzywda coat of arms. Members of the family received the title of Count and held several notable positions in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most notably, that of a hetman (thrice).[1]

Coat of arms

The Rzewuski family used the Krzywda Coat of Arms and their motto was "Qua via Virtutis".

Notable representatives

Palaces

References

  • Dworzaczek Włodzimierz, Genealogia, Warszawa 1959
  • Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. I, Warszawa 1995-1996