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Sobański
The Sobański, plural: Sobańscy, feminine form: Sobańska is a Polish noble family. The family originated from Masovia, taking their name from the village Sobania and Sobanice in the land of Wyszogród and Ciechanów. Connected with the families Bieliński, Łubieński, Jełowicki, Borukowski and Gostkowski. History In the 15th century the Sobański family split into two lines: the "''Ciechanowska''" (older line) and "''Wyszogrodzka''" (younger line), the latter one used the nickname ''Ścibor''. One branch of the Ścibor-Sobański settled in Pomerania, another one in Volhynia and Podolia. In 1880 Feliks Sobański from Podolia,Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 39 s. 422 founder of the "Masovian line" of the family, received the hereditary title of Count from Pope Leo XIII. Notable family members * Antoni Sobański * Feliks Sobański * Jarosław Marek Sobański * Małgorzata Sobańska * Remigiusz Sobański * Stanisław Sobański * Teodor Sobański Coat of arms The Sob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Sobański
Feliks Hilary Ludwik Michał Sobański (born 11 January 1833 nr. Hajsyn Podolia - died 29 November 1913 Paris) was a Polish landowner, social activist, supporter of the arts and philanthropist. He was awarded the hereditary title of 'count' by the Holy See. His name is associated with the grand palace and grounds in Guzów in Masovia, Poland. Background He was born into a Polish family of magnates. He was the youngest of four and the only son of Ludwik Sobański (1791-1837) and his wife, Róża, née Łubieńska, daughter of Feliks Lubienski and Tekla Teresa Lubienska. His father fell foul of the Russian authorities due to his dissident stance and was sentenced to years of exile in Siberia. His mother, at great personal risk, went to persistent lengths to aid her husband and others similarly banished. She used official means to bring them practical relief sending food parcels and correspondence. When the Russians cut off these supplies, she took to more clandestine methods. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobański Palace In Guzów
The Sobański, plural: Sobańscy, feminine form: Sobańska is a Polish szlachta, noble family. The family originated from Masovia, taking their name from the village Sobania and Sobanice in the land of Wyszogród and Ciechanów. Connected with the families Bieliński, Łubieński family, Łubieński, Jełowicki family, Jełowicki, Borukowski and Gostkowski. History In the 15th century the Sobański family split into two lines: the "''Ciechanowska''" (older line) and "''Wyszogrodzka''" (younger line), the latter one used the nickname ''Ścibor''. One branch of the Ścibor-Sobański settled in Pomerania, another one in Volhynia and Podolia. In 1880 Feliks Sobański from Podolia,Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 39 s. 422 founder of the "Masovian line" of the family, received the hereditary title of Count from Pope Leo XIII. Notable family members * Antoni Sobański * Feliks Sobański * Jarosław Marek Sobański * Małgorzata Sobańska * Remigiusz Sobański * Stanisław Sobański * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guzów, Żyrardów County
Guzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiskitki, within Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is approximately north-west of Wiskitki, north-west of Żyrardów, and west of Warsaw. It is the birthplace of statesman and composer, Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833).Kielian-Gilbert, Marianne, "Chopiniana and Music’s Contextual Allusions", in ''The Age of Chopin: Interdisciplinary Inquiries'', edited by Halina Goldberg, Indiana University Press, 2004, p. 182. History In the late Middle Ages the lands of Guzów were a ducal estate owned by Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. In the 17th century the settlement was promoted in importance to a rural bailiwick in the possession of Lukasz Opalinski (1612-1666), Grand Marshal of the Crown. After Opalinski the estate changed hands frequently until the early 18th century when the vast 6,000 hectare property came into the Potocki family. Jan Prosper Potocki, Starosta (Poland), starosta of Guz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Sobański
Antoni Marian Henryk Sobański (1 May 1898 – 13 April 1941) was a Polish journalist, writer and socialite. He is mainly associated with ''Wiadomości Literackie'' (a literary newspaper) and the liberal artistic bohemia of the Polish interwar period, including Skamander. He worked for both ''The Times'' and the BBC. He is mentioned in many literary testimonies of the era, appearing in the works of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (''Aleja Przyjaciół''), Irena Krzywicka (''Wyznania gorszycielki''), Witold Gombrowicz (''Wspomnienia polskie''), Zofia Nałkowska (''Dzienniki''), Anna Iwaszkiewicz, and in the letters of Czesław Miłosz. Life He was born in Obodivka in 1898 to a landed gentry family. His parents were Count Michał Maria Sobański (1858–1934) and Countess Ludwika Maria née Wodzicki (1857–1944). He had two older siblings, a brother called Feliks (1890–1965) and a sister called Teresa (1891–1975). In 1905, the whole family moved to Warsaw. He learned to speak six lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobański Palace, Warsaw
The Sobański Palace (Polish: ''Pałac Sobiańskich w Warszawie'') is a historical building, located on Ujazdów Avenue in Warsaw, Poland. History The building was constructed in 1876, under Polish architect Leandro Marconi's plans. In the 1930s, the palace's gardens were sold for the construction of a new road - the Avenue of Friends (''Aleja Przyjaciół''). During the Polish People's Republic, the building housed the headquarters for the Front of National Unity, proceeded by the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth. In the 1990s, the building served as the centre for the Solidarity Citizens' Committee, later for the Institute of Lech Wałęsa. In 1996, the building was purchased by Jan Wejchert, Polish billionaire media mogul and founder of TVN Group. Presently, the palace houses the Polish Business Council (''Polska Rada Biznesu'') and a restaurant. Gallery File:Warszawa - Aleje Ujazdowskie 13 - ZJ001.jpg, Entrance of Sobański Palace File:Sob1DSC 0997.JPG, Garden view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junosza Coat Of Arms
Junosza is a Polish coat of arms. Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * House of Borawski Pawel 1849 * Franciszek Bieliński * House of Borkowski * House of Karnkowski ** Stanisław Karnkowski ** Jan Karnkowski * House of Koła ** Barbara Kolanka * House of Ojrzanowski / Oyrzanowski * House of Sobański * Hieronim Radziejowski * Józef Zaliwski * House of Załuski ** Marcin Załuski ** Paweł Antoni Załuski ** Louis Bartholomew Załuski ** Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski * Konstanty Felicjan Szaniawski, bishop Gallery image:POL COA Borkowski hrabia.svg, Counts Borkowski image:Borkowski Hrabia POL COA.svg, Counts Borkowski image:Borowiec POL COA.svg, Borowiec (odm.) See also * Polish heraldry * Heraldic family * List of Polish nobility coats of arms Polish heraldry is typical to the Polish nobility/szlachta, which has its origins in Middle Ages knights/warriors clans that provided military support to the king, dukes or overlords. Exception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łubieński Family
The Łubieński family (plural: Łubieńscy; feminine singular: Łubieńska) are Polish Szlachta, nobles who take their name from the village of Łubna-Jarosłaj near Sieradz, in central Poland. They attained Magnates of Poland and Lithuania, magnate status in the 18th century before the Partitions of Poland. One of their number, the reformer and Minister of Justice during Congress Poland, Feliks Lubienski, Felix, received the hereditary title of ''Graf'', from king Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia in 1796. He and his wife, the writer, Tekla Teresa Lubienska had 60 grandchildren. Thereafter, their relative economic decline was mitigated in part through their vast land holdings, their fertility and their capacity to participate in church, state, military, economic and industrial affairs. They have also made significant contributions in engineering and the arts.Żuchlewska, Teresa (2009). "Henryk Łubieński (1793–1883) i jego działalność gospodarczo-społeczna", ''Rocznik Żyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Sobańska
Małgorzata Sobańska-Mańkowska (born April 25, 1969, in Poznań, Wielkopolskie) is a retired female long-distance runner from Poland. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...: in 1996 and 2004. Achievements Personal bests *10,000 metres – 33:52.03 (2004) *Half marathon – 1:11:47 hrs (2008) *Marathon – 2:26:08 hrs (2001) External links * * marathoninfo 1969 births Living people Polish female long-distance runners Polish female marathon runners London Marathon female winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes from Poznań Malgorzata 21st-century Polish sportsw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodor Sobański
Teodor is a masculine given name. In English, it is a cognate of Theodore. Notable people with the name include: * Teodor Andrault de Langeron (19th century), President of Warsaw * Teodor Andrzej Potocki (1664–1738), Polish nobleman * Teodor Anghelini (born 1954), retired Romanian football player and coach * Teodor Anioła (1925–1993), Polish footballer * Teodor Axentowicz (1859–1938), Polish painter * Teodor Bujnicki (1907–1944), Polish poet * Teodor Calmășul (18th century), Romanian boyar * Teodor Filipović (1778–1807), Serbian lawyer * Teodor Frunzeti (born 1955), Romanian Land Forces general * Teodor Ilić Češljar (1746–1793), Serbian painter * Teodor Ilincăi (born 1983), Romanian opera tenor * Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski (1704–1768), bishop of Poznań * Teodor Keko (1958–2002), Albanian writer * Teodor Koskenniemi (1887–1965), Finnish athlete * Teodor Kračun (18th century), Serbian painter * Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), Polish pianist, teache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Sobański
Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, California * Stanislaus River, California * Stanislaus National Forest, California * Place Stanislas, a square in Nancy, France, World Heritage Site of UNESCO * Saint-Stanislas, Mauricie, Quebec, a Canadian municipality * Stanizlav, a fictional train depot in the game '' TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' * Stanislau, German name of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Schools * St. Stanislaus High School, an institution in Bandra, Mumbai, India * St. Stanislaus High School (Detroit) * Collège Stanislas de Paris, an institution in Paris, France * California State University, Stanislaus, a public university in Turlock, CA * St Stanislaus College (Bathurst), a secondary school in Bathurst, Australia * St. Stanislaus College (Guyana), a secondary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
