
Krasicki (plural: Krasiccy, feminine form: Krasicka) was a
Polish noble family first mentioned in the 15th century. Many Krasiccy were
magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
s in the
First Republic of Poland
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.
History
The family originated from
Masovia
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 centuri ...
. Their family nest was
Siecień
Siecień is a village in the province of Masovia in Poland. From 1999 in Płock County, Masovian Voivodship. It lies approximately south of Brudzeń Duży, north-west of Płock, and north-west of Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), offi ...
, and they initially went by the name ''Siecieński'' (''z Siecina''). On 1 July 1631, one branch of the family was elevated to the title of the
Imperial Count
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by
Ferdinand II. On March 14, 1786 members of the untitled branch, namely Antoni, Gabriel and Stanisław Krasicki of the
Rogala coat of arms, were granted the title of
Count
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in
Galicia
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** Gallaecia, a Roman province
** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia
** The medieval King ...
with the predicate
Hoch- und wohlgeboren ( High-born and noble ), based on their blood relation to
Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 173514 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, ''Ermland'') and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet"Ignacy Krasic ...
.
Notable members
* August Krasicki
* Jan Boży Krasicki
* Karol Aleksander Krasicki
* Ksawery Franciszek Krasicki
*
Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 173514 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, ''Ermland'') and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet"Ignacy Krasic ...
Residences
Krasiczyn Castle 02.09.2010 pl.jpg, Krasiczyn Castle
Krasiczyn Castle ( pl, Zamek w Krasiczynie) is a Renaissance castle à la fortezza in Krasiczyn, southeastern Poland. It stands on a lowland at the right bank of the San River, along the Przemyśl-Sanok route and some 10 kilometres southwest of P ...
Kmiter Burg.jpg, Castle in Lesko
Lesko (or ''Lisko'' until 1926; ua, Лісько - Lisko; la, Lescow, alias ''Olesco Lescovium''; yi, לינסק-Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 (02.06.2009). situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is ...
Gallery
File:Józef_Pitschmann_-_Portrait_of_Ksawery_Krasicki_(1774–1844)_-_MP_3040_MNW_-_National_Museum_in_Warsaw.jpg, Ksawery Franciszek Krasicki
File:Per_Krafft,_Portret_Ignacego_Krasickiego.jpg, Primate of Poland Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 173514 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, ''Ermland'') and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet"Ignacy Krasic ...
See also
*
Fables and Parables
''Fables and Parables'' (''Bajki i przypowieści'', 1779), by Ignacy Krasicki (1735–1801), is a work in a long international tradition of fable-writing that reaches back to antiquity. Krasicki's fables and parables have been described as bein ...
References
Bibliography
* T. 5: Oświecenie. W: Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej – Nowy Korbut. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1967, s. 185–216.
* Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 15 s. 144
* Andrzej Romaniak, Ostatni obrońca sanockiego zamku, Tygodnik Sanocki, nr 33 (719) z 19 sierpnia 2005, s 11.
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