House of Sobański

The Sobański, plural: Sobańscy, feminine form: Sobańska is a Polish aristocratic family.[1] The family originated from Masovia, taking their name from the village Sobania and Sobanice in the land of Wyszogród and Ciechanów. Connected with the families Bieliński, Lubienski, Borukowski and Gostkowski.

History

In the 15th century the Sobański family split into two lines: the "Ciechanowska" (older line) and "Wyszogrodzka" (younger line), the latter one used the nickname Ścibor. One branch of the Ścibor-Sobański settled in Pomerania, another one in Volhynia and Podolia. In 1880 Feliks Sobański,[2] the founder of the "count line" of Sobański received the hereditary title of Count from Pope Leo XIII.

Notable family members

Coat of Arms

The Sobański family used the Junosza Coat of Arms.

Palaces

References

  1. http://genealogia.grocholski.pl/gd/rodzina.php?id=00182
  2. Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 39 s. 422

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