Krasiński (sometimes spelled Krasinsky, if originally transliterated from Russian, Ukrainian or Belarusian) is a surname of Polish, or generally Slavic, origin.
In its feminine version, the Polish surname becomes Krasińska, and the Russian or Belarusian surname may become Krasinskaya.
Krasiński family
Krasiński family
The House of Krasiński (plural: Krasińscy) is the surname of a Polish noble family. Krasińska is the feminine form.
The name derives from the village of Krasne in Masovia.
The family dates from the 14th century. Its members were landowner ...
is a Polish noble family. Notable members of the Krasiński family may include:
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Adam Stanisław Krasiński
Adam Stanisław Krasiński (1714–1800) was a Polish noble of Ślepowron coat of arms, bishop of Kamieniec (1757–1798), Great Crown Secretary (from 1752), president of the Crown Tribunal in 1759 and one of the leaders of Bar Confederation (17 ...
(1714–1800), Polish noble and bishop
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Elżbieta Krasińska-Jaraczewska (1791–1832), Polish writer
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Franciszka Krasińska
Countess Franciszka Krasińska (9 March 1742 in Maleszowa – 30 April 1796 in Dresden), was a Polish noblewoman and wife of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, the son of King Augustus III of Poland.
Life
She was the third of four daughters ...
(1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and wife of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
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Jan Dobrogost Krasiński
Jan Dobrogost Bonawentura Krasiński ('' en, John Krasinski'', 10 June 1639 – 21 February 1717) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic).
Biography
He was the son of Jan Kazimierz Krasiński and Ursula Grzybowska. In his youth he studied in the Neth ...
(1639–1717), Polish noble and politician
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Jan Kazimierz Krasiński (1607–1669), Polish noble and courtier
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Jan Krasiński (1756–1790), Polish noble and military commander
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Ludwik Krasiński (1609–1644), Polish noble and military commander
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Kazimierz Krasiński (1725–1802), Count, Polish noble, politician and patron of arts
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Maria Ludwika Krasińska
Countess Maria Ludwika Krasińska (24 March 1883 - 23 January 1958) was a Polish noblewoman, major heiress and landowner, and a significant art collector. Her art collection was the origin of the Krasinski Museum.
Maria was married to Prince Ad ...
(1883–1958), Polish noble, major heiress
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Marya Krasińska (1850–1884), Polish noble and landowner
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Michał Hieronim Krasiński
Michał Hieronim Krasiński (1712 – May 25, 1784) was a Polish noble, cześnik of Stężyca, podkomorzy of Różan, starost of Opiniogóra, deputy to many Sejms, one of the leaders of Bar Confederation (1768–1772).
He was a captain in A ...
(1712–1784), Polish noble and politician
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Stanisław Krasiński (c. 1558 – 1617), Polish noble and governor
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Stanisław Krasiński (1585–1649), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, jurist, member of parliament
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Walerian Krasiński (1795–1855), Polish historian and jurnalist
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Wincenty Krasiński (1782–1858), Count, Polish noble, military commander, senator, father of the poet Zygmunt Krasiński
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Władysław Krasiński (1844–1873), Count, Polish noble, son of the poet Zygmunt Krasiński
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Zofia Krasińska
Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia:
*Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864)
*Maria Zofia Sieniawska
*Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971)
* Zofia Branicka ...
(died 1642 or 1643), Polish noble lady
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Zygmunt Krasiński
Napoleon Stanisław Adam Feliks Zygmunt Krasiński (; 19 February 1812 – 23 February 1859) was a Polish poet traditionally ranked after Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki as one of Poland's Three Bards – the Romantic poets who influence ...
(1812–1859), Polish romantic poet
Other people named Krasinski / Krasinsky
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Georgij A. Krasinsky (1939–2011), Russian astronomer
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John Krasinski (born 1979), American actor
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Mathilde Kschessinska
Mathilde-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinska ( pl, Matylda Maria Krzesińska, russian: Матильда Феликсовна Кшесинская; 6 December 1971; also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya after her marriage) was a Polish ...
(1872–1971), Russian prima ballerina of Polish origin, a.k.a. Princess Romanova-Krasinskaya
See also
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5714 Krasinsky, a minor planet named after Georgij Al'bertovich Krasinsky
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Krasiński Palace
The Krasiński Palace ( pl, Pałac Krasińskich), also known as the Palace of the Commonwealth, is a reconstructed Baroque palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Krasiński Square (''Plac Krasińskich''). Initially erected between 1677 and 1683 for the po ...
, a baroque palace on Krasiński Square in Warsaw, Poland
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Krasiński Square, a square in the central district of Warsaw, Poland
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Krasiński Library
Krasiński Library (''Biblioteka Krasińskich w Warszawie'') was a library in Warsaw, founded in 1844. During the German invasion and occupation of Poland, part of the building was destroyed and its collections were stolen, redistributed, or burn ...
, a former library in Warsaw
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Krasinsky, Volgograd Oblast, rural locality in Solontsovskoye Rural Settlement, Russia
*''The Legend of Madame Krasinska'', 1903 book of
Vernon Lee
Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction and her work on aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, she wrote o ...
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Karasiński
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