150px, Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski (1738–1794) 150px, Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski (1755–1808) 150px, Józef Kossakowski (1772–1842) Kossakowski ( lt, Kosakovskiai); lt, singular forms: m: Kosakovskis, f: Kosakovskienė, Kosakovskytė was an aristocratic family of

Mazovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ...

n origin. They were first mentioned in the 13th century and initially settled in

Ciechanów County __NOTOC__ Ciechanów County ( pl, powiat ciechanowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local govern ...

, from where they branched out to the

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Podolia Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...

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, and

Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Kossakowski family was Ślepowron.

Famous members

Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(1755–1808), bishop of Inflanty and later of

Vilna Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...

* Józef Dominik Kossakowski (1771–1840), colonel, member of the

Targowica Confederation The Targowica Confederation ( pl, konfederacja targowicka, , lt, Targovicos konfederacija) was a confederation established by Polish and Lithuanian magnates on 27 April 1792, in Saint Petersburg, with the backing of the Russian Empress Cather ...

, son-in-law of

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Warsza ...

* Józef Kossakowski (1772–1842), general of French army, aide-de-camp of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1738–1794), bishop of Inflanty, a member of the Targowica Confederation * Józef Kossakowski (1807–1857), printer in Lublin * Józef Ignacy Kossakowski (1757–1829), political and educational activist *

Szymon Marcin Kossakowski Szymon Marcin Kossakowski ( lt, Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis; 1741 in Šilai, Jonava – 1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Grand Hetman of Li ...

(1741–1794) one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation and the last

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. * Jan Kossakowski (died 1680) member of the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

* Antoni Kossakowski (1718–1786) – poet * Michał Kossakowski (1733–1798) – voivode of

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and

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* Antoni Kossakowski (1735–1798) – castelan in

* Jakub Kossakowski (1752–1784) –

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of Kowno *

(1755–1808) – bishop of Inflanty and

Wilno Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...

* Adam Kossakowski (1756–1828) – auxiliary bishop of Inflanty and Wilno, Jesuit * Jarosław Michał Kossakowski (1842–1889) – participated in the January Uprising * Michał Stanisław Kossakowski (1883–1962) – landowner, diplomat, banker * Jan Kossakowski (1900–1979) – physician, surgeon * Józef Kossakowski (1917–1988) – ichthyologist * Eustachy Kossakowski (1925–2001) – photographer * Zofia Kossakowska (born 1924) – art historian * Barbara Kossakowska (1927–2007) – architect * Andrzej Kossakowski (1929–1992) – art historian * Jerzy Kossakowski (born 1952) – member of the Sejm * Grzegorz Kossakowski, Polish bobsledder

Palaces

image:Kossakowskich.jpg, Kossakowski Palace in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

image:Warszawa Palac Kossakowskich 1922 Kościesza-Jaworski.jpg, Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw (1922)

References

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