The Mystkowski family is one of several

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families using the Puchała coat-of-arms during the time of the

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. First mention of the Mystkowski family comes from the ''Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Ksiestwa MAzowieckiego'' or 'The Diplomatic Code of the Duchy of Mazovia'. In this book, mention is made of a ''Comes'' Thomas (the

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word ''Comes'' can be roughly translated as

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), the castellan of Nosylk, being granted the town of Myzlicow. Nosylk is the modern-day city of Nasielsk. Myzlicow is the modern town of Mystkowo, which is considered to be the ancestral land of the Mystkowski family.

Family members of note

* Kazimierz Wiesław Mystkowski (born 13 April 1958), a computer engineer, formerly married to

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, youngest daughter of former King Michael I of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. * Ignacy Mystkowski (born 4 February 1826 – died 13 May 1863), Polish nobleman and lieutenant-colonel, involved with the Polish National Government and who was a commander of the revolutionary forces during the

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. Mystkowski won a major victory at the Battle of Stok. He was later killed in action during the Battle of Kietlanka and was buried with full military honors. * Tomasz Mystkowski, progenitor of the Mystkowski family, ''comes'' (count) and

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Nasielsk Nasielsk is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located approximately north of the Polish capital Warsaw, on the Warsaw-Gdańsk rail line and serves as a railway junction. In 2020, the population of the town was estimated at 7,650 ...

in the service of Prince Bolesław II, Duke of

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References

Shows the election of King Stanisław II August
In the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth only nobles were allowed to vote for the king. It lists a Mystkowski as one of the voters.
Mystkowski family website with genealogy included.
It mentions the Mystkowski-Romanov connection.
German book from the early 20th century listing recognized Polish noble families.
The Mystkowski family is mentioned twice, under both Jastrzębiec and Puchała coats of arms. Polish noble families Clan of Jastrzębiec

Mention of Comes Thomas granted the town of Myzlicow in the year 1297.