The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from Walewice in

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Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.

History

The family issued 15

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s in the First Polish Republic (1574-1795), one senator of the

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(1819-1831), 4 Knights of the Order of the White Eagle, 4 Knights of the Order of Virtuti Militari in the

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and 2 during the

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1830–31, 1 Knight of Malta and 3

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es of

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Notable members

* Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1778-1845), senator * Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), Polish and French politician, Illegitimate son of Emperor

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* Marcin Walewski (died 1761), podkomorzy of

Sieradz Sieradz (,) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivodeship. Sieradz is a capital of the historical Sieradz Land. Sieradz is one of the olde ...

Maria Walewska Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (; ; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Polish noblewoman in the court of Napoleon I who used her influence to sway the emperor towards the creation of an independent Polish state. In her later years ...

, mistress of Emperor

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. In her later years she married count

Philippe Antoine d'Ornano Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, Comte d'Ornano (; 17 January 1784 – 13 October 1863) was a French soldier and politician who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of France in 1861. Early life D'Orna ...

. * Michał Walewski (1735-1806), Voivode of Sieradz *

Władysław Walewski Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to: People Mononym *Włodzis� ...

, co-author of the

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* Wincenty Colonna Walewski, (1841-1896), Count, veteran of the

January Uprising The January Uprising was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last i ...

* Bogumił Gabriel Walewski,

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in 1793 roku, member of the

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the family was Pierzchała. POL COA Pierzchała.svg, Pierzchała (Kolumna)

Residences

File:Walewice palac.JPG, Palace in Walewice

References

* Konarski Szymon, Armorial de la noblesse titree polonaise, Paris 1958, s. 336–338. * Lenczewski Tomasz, Genealogie rodów utytułowanych w Polsce, t. 1, Warszawa 1996–1997, s. 207–212. * "Szlachta wylegitymowana w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1836-1861". www.szlachta.org. * Teodor Żychliński: Złota księga szlachty polskiej. T. 5. Poznań: 1883, s. 378. {{Poland-noble-stub