Walewski
Polish noble family
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The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from Walewice in Łęczyca Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.
François Gérard
Józef Pitschmann (1788)
History
The family issued 15 senators in the First Polish Republic (1574-1795), one senator of the Polish Kingdom (1819-1831), 4 Knights of the Order of the White Eagle, 4 Knights of the Order of Virtuti Militari in the Napoleonic era and 2 during the November Uprising 1830–31, 1 Knight of Malta and 3 canonesses of Warsaw.
Notable members
- Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1778-1845), senator
- Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), Polish and French politician, Illegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon I
- Marcin Walewski (died 1761), podkomorzy of Sieradz
- Maria Walewska, mistress of Emperor Napoleon. In her later years she married Count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.
- Michał Walewski (1735-1806), Voivode of Sieradz
- Władysław Walewski, co-author of the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
- Wincenty Colonna Walewski, (1841-1896), Count, veteran of the January Uprising
- Bogumił Gabriel Walewski, cześnik of Sieradz in 1793, member of the Great Sejm
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the family was Pierzchała.
Pierzchała (Kolumna)
Residences
Walewscy Palace in Walewice
