Ferdynand Ignacy Piłsudski ( – ) Piłsudski coat of arms, was a

Lithuanian nobleman The Lithuanian nobility or szlachta (Lithuanian: ''bajorija, šlėkta'') was historically a legally privileged hereditary elite class in the Kingdom of Lithuania and Grand Duchy of Lithuania (including during period of foreign rule 1795–1918) ...

, a colonel and commander of the

Samogitia Samogitia or Žemaitija ( Samogitian: ''Žemaitėjė''; see below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...

n Division in the army of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Biography

Ferdynand Ignacy Piłsudski was born in Manor in c. 1670 to Jan Kazimierz Piłsudski and Ewa Piłsudska (née Prejkint). The family was

Polonized Polonization (or Polonisation; pl, polonizacja)In Polish historiography, particularly pre-WWII (e.g., L. Wasilewski. As noted in Смалянчук А. Ф. (Smalyanchuk 2001) Паміж краёвасцю і нацыянальнай ідэя� ...

Lithuanian nobility The Lithuanian nobility or szlachta (Lithuanian: ''bajorija, šlėkta'') was historically a legally privileged hereditary elite class in the Kingdom of Lithuania and Grand Duchy of Lithuania (including during period of foreign rule 1795–191 ...

that over time became part of the

Polish nobility The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in ...

(szlachta); it has been called either a Polish noble family or a Polish-Lithuanian noble family. Ferdynand was the brother of: # Konstancja Piłsudska (m. Jerzy Górski) # Dominik Piłsudski (m. N.N. Stęgwiłł) # Norbert Piłsudski (m. N.N. Grotus) #

Roch Mikołaj Piłsudski Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79 (traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327, also called Rock in English, is a Catholic saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he is especially invoked ...

(b.c1680) -

Stolnik Pantler (, , russian: сто́льник, ) was a court office in Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, responsible for serving the royal table, then an honorary court title and a district office. Stolnik in Crown of Poland In the Crown of Poland un ...

Vawkavysk Vawkavysk ( be, Ваўкавы́ск, ; russian: Волковы́ск; pl, Wołkowysk; lt, Valkaviskas; yi, וואלקאוויסק; names in other languages) is one of the oldest towns in southwestern Belarus and the capital of the Vawkavysk ...

. Roch's marriage to Magłorzata Pancerzyńska - whose brother, (died 1729), was

Bishop of Vilnius Bishops of Vilnius (Vilna, Wilna, Wilno) diocese from 1388 and archdiocese (archdiocese of Vilnius) from 1925:

- raised the wealth and prestige of the

Piłsudski family The Piłsudski family ( lt, Pilsudskis, ) is a family of nobility that originated in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and whose notability increased under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Second Polish Republic. The family was Polonized L ...

. # Mikołaj Piłsudski # Reinhold Michał Piłsudski (m. Teresa Kisarzewska) # Joanna Petruszewiczowa # Emerencjanna Jucewiczowa # Eufrozyna Anreppa # Anna Katarzyna Piłsudska Ferdynand Piłsudski became a Colonel and Commander of the

n Division in the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army. In the

Warsaw Confederation (1704) The Warsaw Confederation was a confederation against King of Poland–Lithuania Augustus II the Strong. It was formed on 16 February 1704 in Warsaw. With the backing of Charles XII of Sweden, it dethroned August II and declared Stanisław Leszcz ...

Ferdinand was a supporter of

Stanisław Leszczyński Stanisław I Leszczyński (; lt, Stanislovas Leščinskis; french: Stanislas Leszczynski; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicization, Anglicized and Latinisation of names, Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland ...

and opponent of

Augustus II of Saxony Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

.Oleandry, Biuletyn Związku Piłsudczyków, Oddział Świętokrzyski, Nr 10, Kielce, listopad 2003 Ferdinand died c. 1719 in

Šilalė Šilalė (, Samogitian: ''Šėlalė'', yi, שילעל ''Shilel'', pl, Szyłele) is a town in Western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the ...

, Lithuania.

Marriage and children

Ferdynand Ignacy Piłsudski married Ludwika Urszula Billewicz, and they had five children: #

Franciszek Piłsudski Franciszek Piłsudski (1713-1791) Piłsudski coat of arms, was a Lithuanian nobleman, Colonel and Commander in the Samogitian division of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian army, Deputy cup-bearer, member of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwe ...

(1713-1791) # Jan Piłsudski # Ludwik Piłsudski (m. Marianna Kołłątaj) # Aleksander Piłsudski # Antoni Piłsudski

Manors

Ferdynand inherited Pajūralis Manor and bought

Manor from Jurgis Valavičius in 1712. Another part of Šilalė estate was given to Ferdinand by his sister, Emerencjanna. In addition, Ferdinand owned a number of estates in the Ländai and

Telšiai Telšiai (; Samogitian: ''Telšē'') is a city in Lithuania with about 21,499 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis. Telšiai is one of the oldest cities in Lith ...

districts. Šilalė Manor was inherited by Ferdynand's son Ludwik Piłsudski. He in turn sold the estate to his brother,

References

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