Umiastowski

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The family coat of arms Roch III.
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The family coat of arms Roch III.

Umiastowski/ von Nandelstadt - Polish-German noble family ( Polish szlachta), one of oldest aristocratic lines in Eastern Europe with records in Poland going back to 1238 ( Rościsław comes Pierzchała- prefectus plociensis, haetmanus mazoviensis).

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[edit] History

palce Zemloslaw -property of comites Umiastowskis
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palce Zemloslaw -property of comites Umiastowskis

The Umiastowski family line is a Polish-German line, as at one point in time the Umiastowskis settled in Livland, an area now belonging to Latvia and Estonia, and tended to marry women of German origin. As of the 16th century the full family name has been von Nandelstädt Umiastowski, the first part being granted to them by Christina of Sweden.

[edit] Land holdings

The Umiastowski property included:

  • In Livland: Schluckum, Waux-Moysen, Winkiel-Moysen
  • In Lithuania: Sobotniki, Żemłosław, Opita-Talkowszczyzna, Szakarnia, Czerwony Dwór, Stoki, Klewica, Puzyniewicze etc.
Jan Kazimierz von Nandelstädt comes Umiastowski
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Jan Kazimierz von Nandelstädt comes Umiastowski
  • In Poland: Rękoraj
  • Two palaces in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius
  • One remaining palace in Warsaw

[edit] From Pierzchała to Umiastowski

The Pierzchała family changed their name from Pierzchała to Umiastowski in the 15th century when they owned the town of Umiastów near Warsaw (Duchy Mazovia).

[edit] Members

Representatives of the family included:

  • Iwan comes Pierzchała - property Radomin (Duchy Stetin)- 14th century
Władysław count Umiastowski
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Władysław count Umiastowski

[edit] Coat of arms and motto

Coat of Arms : Roch III

Coat of Arms motto: Frangas non Flectas


[edit] External links

Two foundations exist established by this family:

Fondazione Romana Marchesa Umiastowska[1] Fundacja Frangas non Flectas[2]

Marchioness Janina Umiastowski
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Marchioness Janina Umiastowski

[edit] References

  • Amiklar Kosiński - "Przewodnik Heraldyczny " Warszawa 1848
  • Janina Umiastowska - Nałęcz - "Szmat Ziemi i Życia " Wilno 1928
  • Czeslaw Jankowski - Powiat Oszmianski "Rodzina Umiastowskich" Wilno 1922
  • Praca Zbiorowa: Szlachta Wielkiego Ksiestwa Litewskiego - Warszawa 1998
  • Slawomir Leitgeber: Alamanach Blekitny - Poznan 1997 i wznowienia
  • Archives of Fundation "Frangas non Flectas"
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