Firlej family

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Firlej (plural: Firlejowie) was a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. Magnates in the 15th and 17th century.

History

According to Kasper Niesiecki, Ostafi of Lewart coat of arms came from Franconia, Germany, to Poland, in 1317, to serve Polish king Władysław Łokietek. He was nicknamed Firlej, and the name became his family name. From 15th to 17th century, the Firlej family was a powerful magnate family in the Lesser Poland (Małopolska) region. A branch of the family became a vocal supporter of Protestantism in Poland.

The family went extinct in 18th century.

Notable members

  • Piotr Firlej z Dąbrowicy (died 1499), judge and notary of Lublin, married to Jadwiga Osmólska h. Bończa
    • Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526), Great Hetman of the Crown, married to Anna z Mielca h. Gryf
      • Piotr Firlej (died 1553), voivode of Ruthenia, married Katarzyna Tęczyńska h. Topór
        • Jan Firlej (1521-1571), Grand Marshall of the Crown, married Barbara Mniszech h. Mniszech, Zofia Boner h. Boner, Zofia Dzik h. Doliwa
          • Mikołaj Firlej (died 1601), voivode of Kraków, married Elżbieta Ligęza h. Półkozic and Agnieszka Tęczyńska h. Topór
            • Mikołaj Firlej (1588–1635), voivode of Sandomierz, married Maria Amalia Mohyła and Regina Oleśnicka h. Dębno
              • Zbigniew Firlej (1613-1449), starost of Lublin, married Princes Anna Wiśniowiecka h. Korybut and Katarzyna Opalińska h. Łodzia
          • Andrzej Firlej (died 1609), castellan of Radom, married Barbara Kozińska and Marianna Leszczyńska h. Wieniawa
            • Andrzej Firlej (1583-1649), voivode of Sandomierz, married Helena Rohostajska h. Leliwa and HH Przyjemska h. Rawa
          • Jan Firlej (died 1614), Great Treasurer of the Crown, married Gertruda Opalińska h. Łodzia
          • Piotr Firlej (died 1619), voivode of Lublin, married Jadwiga Włodek h. Prawdzic
            • Stanisław Firlej (died after 1659), castellan of Lublin, married Dorota Leśniowolska h. Roch II
              • Jan Firlej, member of the Sejm, married Teresa Warszycka h. Awdaniec
            • Piotr Firlej, castellan of Wojnice, married Agnieszka Bal z Boisk h. Gozdawa
            • Mikołaj Firlej (1605-1640), married Zofia Skotnicka h. Bogorya
              • Jan Firlej (died 1701), castellan of Sanok, married Weronika Wichrowska z Wichrowa
          • Henryk Firlej (1574-1626), Archbishop of Gniezno
        • Mikołaj Firlej (died 1588), voivode of Lublin, married Anna Sierzchowska z Sierzchowy h. Nałęcz
          • Zofia Firlej, married landlord of Wola Boguszowa Mikołaj Bogusz z Ziemblic h. Półkozic
          • Katarzyna Firlej, married wojski of Krzemieniec Teodor Sieniuta h. Sieniuta
        • Andrzej Firlej (c. 1537-1585), Royal Secretary and castellan of Lublin, married Barbara Szreńska h. Dołęga
          • Dorota Firlej (1563-1591), married voivode of Witebsk and Troki Prince Stefan Zbaraski h. Korybut and Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Hetman Lew Sapieha h. Lis
          • Anna Firlej (died 1588), married voivode of Brześć Kujawski Andrzej Leszczyński h. Wieniawa, great-grandmother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński
      • Katarzyna Firlej (died after 1545), married castellan of Chełmno and Sandomierz Stanisław Tarnowski h. Leliwa

Palaces

Bibliography

  • Andrzej Przybyszewski, Firlejowie herbu Lewart, Radomyśl Wielki, 2008, ISBN 978-83-927999-0-0
  • Andrzej Szymanek, Mecenat kulturalny Firlejów ; Firlejowie w tradycji lokalnej Lubelszczyzny, Janowiec : TPJ, 2001, ISBN 8391362728
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