Lanckoroński

Coat of Arms of the Lanckoroński family, confirmed on 18 November 1783 by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Coat of Arms of Counts Lanckoroński

The House of Lanckoroński (plural: Lanckorońscy) was an old and wealthy Polish aristocratic family.[1][2] Its representatives held power and influence in the Kingdom of Poland from the times of the late Piast dynasty (14th century) to the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (18th century).

History

The Lanckoroński name derives from the village of Lanckorona in Lesser Poland, a site of a castle. The family had previously hailed from Brzezie (today part of the town of Wodzisław). The Lanckorońskis were based in Kraków and Sandomierz and used the Zadora coat of arms.

Emperor Joseph II’s confirmed the validity of the title of Count granted to the Lanckoroński family (18 November 1783). In the late 19th century, Count Karol Lanckoroński built the Palais Lanckoroński in Vienna.

Notable representatives

  • Portrait reputedly of Eleonora Fihauser née Countess Lanckorońska
    Portrait reputedly of Eleonora Fihauser née Countess Lanckorońska
  • Count Anton Lanckoroński (1760-1830)
    Count Anton Lanckoroński (1760-1830)
  • Children of Count Anton Lanckoroński (1805)
    Children of Count Anton Lanckoroński (1805)
  • Count Kazimierz Lanckoroński (1802-1874)
    Count Kazimierz Lanckoroński (1802-1874)
  • Countess Leonie Lanckorońska, née Countess Potocka (1821–1893)
    Countess Leonie Lanckorońska, née Countess Potocka (1821–1893)
  • Count Karol Lanckoroński (1848-1933)
    Count Karol Lanckoroński (1848-1933)
  • Countess Justyna Lanckorońska (d. 1829)
    Countess Justyna Lanckorońska (d. 1829)
  • Countess Margarethe Lanckorońska, née Countess Lichnowska (1863-1957)
    Countess Margarethe Lanckorońska, née Countess Lichnowska (1863-1957)

References

  1. ^ Rostropowicz-Clark, Joanna (2007). "Book Reviews: Those Who Trespass against Us. One Woman's War against the Nazis by Karolina Lanckoronska, Preface by Norman Davies, Introduction by Lech Kalinowski, Elżbieta Orman; Michelangelo in Ravensbruck, One Woman's War against the Nazis by Karolina Lanckorońska, Preface by Eva Hoffman". The Polish Review. 52 (4). University of Illinois Press: 510. ISSN 0032-2970.
  2. ^ Litwin, Henryk (1986). "The Polish Magnates, 1454-1648: The Shaping of an Estate". Acta Poloniae Historica. 53. PAN: 85, 88. ISSN 0001-6829.

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