Kossakowski
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Kossakowski (Lithuanian: Kosakovskiai)[a] was an aristocratic family of Mazovian origin.[1][2]
They were first mentioned in the 13th century and initially settled in Ciechanów County, from where they branched out to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Podolia, Volhynia, and Livonia.[1]
Coat of arms
[edit]Coat of arms of the Kossakowski family was Ślepowron.
Notable members
[edit]- Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski (1755–1808), bishop of Inflanty and later of Vilna
- Józef Dominik Kossakowski (1771–1840), colonel, member of the Targowica Confederation, son-in-law of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
- Józef Kossakowski (1772–1842), general of French army, aide-de-camp of Napoleon
- Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski (1738–1794), bishop of Inflanty, a member of the Targowica Confederation
- Szymon Marcin Kossakowski (1741–1794) one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation and the last Great Hetman of Lithuania.
- Michał Kossakowski (1733–1798) – voivode of Witebsk and Bracław Voivodeship
- Antoni Kossakowski (1735–1798) – castelan in Livonia
- Jakub Kossakowski (1752–1784) – podstoli of Kowno
- Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski (1755–1808) – bishop of Inflanty and Wilno
- Adam Kossakowski (1756–1828) – auxiliary bishop of Inflanty and Wilno, Jesuit
- Andrzej Kossakowski (1929–1992) – art historian
- Grzegorz Kossakowski, Polish bobsledder
Palaces
[edit]- Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw
- Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw (1922)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Klempert, Mateusz (2014). "Dzieje Fortuny rodu Kossakowskich z Wojtkuszek". Doktoranckie spotkania z historią (PDF) (in Polish). University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9788365171047.
- ^ Mazur, Karol (2006). W stronę integracji z Koroną: sejmiki Wołynia i Ukrainy w latach 1569-1648. Neriton. p. 212. ISBN 9788389729804.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Polish: plural: Kossakowscy, feminine: Kossakowska; Lithuanian: singular forms: m: Kosakovskis, f: Kosakovskienė, Kosakovskytė