Jełowicki Family
The Jełowicki family, sometimes called Jałowiecki, (feminine form: Jełowicka, plural: Jełowiccy) is a Princely Houses of Poland, Polish princely family of Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian-Lithuanian nobility, Lithuanian origin, bearing the ''Jełowicki'' arms. They use the prefix Bożeniec. Their estates were originally in Volhynia to the east of the Kingdom of Poland (1300–1320), Kingdom of Poland. As Ruthenian nobility, they held the title of ''kniaz'' (prince). By the late 16th century, the family converted from Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox to Catholicism and became polonized. They eventually left their original settlements at Jałowicze, Jałowicze/Jełowicze and Bożeniec. Following their victorious exploits against the invading Tartary, Tartars King Casimir IV Jagiellon rewarded them in 1444 with the domain of Lanivtsi, Łanowce in present day Ukraine. They remained on the same land from father to son from 1444 to 1865. Across the centuries, the family produced many ...
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