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List of szlachta
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (or The Republic of the Two Nations, Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów in Polish; Belarusian: Рэч Паспалі́тая) was a federal monarchy-republic formed by the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, between 1569 and 1795. It was governed by an elected monarch. The dominant social class in the Commonwealth was szlachta, the unique Polish nobility.
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By family
This is the list of important szlachta families. See individual family articles for the list of its important members.
- Branicki family (of the Gryf Coat of Arms)
- Branicki family (of the Korczak Coat of Arms)
- Chołodecki family
- Czartoryski family
- Jablonowski
- Kalinowski
- Kiszka
- Komorowski
- Koniecpolski
- Lackoronski
- Leszczynski
- Lubomirski
- Mniszech
- Oginski
- Opalinski
- Ostrogski
- Ostrorog
- Ossolinski
- Poniatowski
- Potocki family
- Radziwiłł family
- Rzewuski
- Sanguszko family
- Sapieha
- Sieniawski
- Sobieski
- Tarnowski
- Trubecki
- Umiastowski family
- Wielopolski
- Wisniowiecki
- Zamoyski
By date of birth
This article will list of important members of the szlachta (noblemen) of Poland and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by century and date of birth.
In many cases the year is not certain since there are several conflicting sources or none at all. In the times of the Commonwealth, most people - including szlachta - paid very little attention to their date of birth.
14th century
15th century
- Jan Tarnowski, 1448-1561, hetman
- Jan Lubrański, 1456-1520, bishop
- Konstanty Ostrogski, 1460-1530, hetman
- Jerzy Radziwiłł, 1480-1541, hetman, voivode, castellan, marshall
16th century
- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (ca. 1503-1572) scholar, humanist and theologian
- Marcin Kromer, 1512-1589, Prince-Bishop
- Mikołaj 'Rudy' Radziwiłł, 1512-1584, hetman, chancellor
- Mikolaj 'Black' Radziwill, 1515-1565, marshall, chancellor, palatine
- Barbara Radziwiłł, 1520-1550, queen
- Wasyl Konstanty Ostrogski, 1526-1608, voivode
- Michał Wiśniowiecki, 1529-1584, castellan
- Zofia Tarnowska, 1534-1570
- Jan Zamojski, 1542-1605, hetman and chancellor
- Radziwiłł, Mikołaj (7th), 1546-1589, chambelain
- Krzysztof 'Piorun' Radziwiłł, 1547-1603, hetman
- Stanisław Żółkiewski, 1547-1620, hetman, catellan, chancellor
- Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński, 1555-1628, Kings secretary
- Aleksander Koniecpolski senior , voivode
- Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, 1560-1621, hetman
- Krystyna Radziwill, 1560-1580
- Marcin Kazanowski, 1563/1566-1636, hetman, chancellor, voivode
- Zygmunt Kazanowski, 1563-1634, starost, courth marshall and chamberlain
- Barbara Tarnowska, 1566-1610
- Aleksander Ostrogski, 1571-1603, voivode
- Grzegorz Radziwiłł, 1578-1613, castellan
- Janusz Radziwiłł, 1579-1620, castellan
- Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki, 1579-1667, hetman
- Jakub Sobieski, 1580/88-1646, voivode
- Krzysztof Zbaraski, 1580-1628, koniuszy, ambassador
- Łukasz Opaliński (1581-1654)
- Jakub Zadzik, 1582-1642, bishop and chancellor
- Stanisław Lubomirski, 1583-1649
- Krzysztof II Radziwiłł, 1585-1640, hetman
- Samuel Korecki, 1586-1622
- Krzysztof Ossoliński, 1587-1645, voivode
- Marina Mniszech, 1588-1614
- Albert III Radziwiłł , 1589-1636, castellan
- Stanisław Koniecpolski, 1590/1594-1646, hetman
- Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł , 1591-1642, voivode
- Aleksander Ludwig Radziwiłł , 1591-1654, voivode
- Mikołaj Ostroróg, 1593-1651, sejm marshal
- Tomasz Zamoyski, 1594-1638, voivode, chancellor,
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 1595–1657, hetman
- Jerzy Ossoliński, 1595-1650, voivode and chancellor
- Mikołaj Potocki, 1595-1651, castellan, hetman
- Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł, 1595-1656, chancellor
- Adam Kazanowski, 1599-1649
- Stefan Czarniecki, 1599-1665, hetman
- Krzysztof Kosinski, 16th century-1593
- Fiodor Trubczewski, 16th century?-1608, prince
- Jerzy Mniszech. 16th century-1613, voivode
- Michał Wiśniowiecki, 16th century-1616, castellan
- Wigund-Jeronym Trubczewski, 16th century-1634, prince
- Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski, 16th century-1639
- Katarzyna Potocka, 16th century-1642
- Piotr Trubczewski, 16th century?-1644, prince
- Stanisław Kazanowski , 16th century-1648
- Jan Kazimierz Umiastowski,16th century - 1659, sejm marshal
17th century
- Kazimierz Siemienowicz, 1600-1651, general, scientist
- Aleksy Trubczewski, 1600?-1680, prince
- Katarzyna Ostrogska, 1602-1642
- Dominik Aleksander Kazanowski, 1605-1648, voivode
- Janusz II Radziwill 1612-1655, hetman, voivode
- Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, 1612-1651, voivode
- Łukasz Opaliński (1612-1666)
- Boguslaw Leszczynski, 1614-1659
- Aleksander Michal Lubomirski, 1614-1677
- Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski, 1616-1667
- Aleksander Koniecpolski junior, 1620-1659, voivode, starost, chorazy
- Bogusław Radziwiłł 1620-1669
- Krzysztof Grzymultowski, 1620-1687, voivode
- Wacław Potocki, 1621-1696, poet, writer
- Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska, 1623-1672, princess
- Wincenty Aleksander Gosiewski, 1625-1662
- Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł, 1625-1680, hetman, chancellor
- Joanna Barbara Zamoyska, 1626-1653
- Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski, 1627-1662, voivode
- Jan III Sobieski, 1629-1696, king
- Feliks Kazimierz Potocki, 1630-1702, hetman
- Jan Wielopolski, 1630-1688, chancellor
- Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski, 1634-1702, hetman
- Jan Chryzostom Pasek, 1636-1701, soldier and writer,
- Józef Karol Lubomirski, 1638-1702, marshal, koniuszy, starost
- Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, 1640-1673, king
- Stanislaw Herakliusz Lubomirski, 1642-1702, marshall, starost,
- Dominik Radziwiłł , 1643-1697, chancellor
- Katarzyna Sobieska, 1643-1694
- Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski, 1645-1683, hetman
- Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski, 1647-1706, hetman
- Teresa Lubomirska, 1658-1712
- Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski, 1666-1726, hetman
- Jakub Ludwik Sobieski, 1667-1737, crown-prince
- Karol Stanislaw Radziwill, 1669-1719, koniuszy, chancellor
- Stanisław Ernest Denhoff, 1673-1728, hetman
- Józef Potocki, 1673-1752, hetman
- Franciszek Maksymilian Ossolinski, 1676-1756, treasurer, zupnik, starost
- Stanisław Poniatowski, 1676-1762
- Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, 1676-1730
- Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki, 1680-1744, chancellor, hetman
- Teodor Lubomirski, 1683-1745
- Jan Klemens Branicki, 1689-1771, magnate, hetman, castellan
- Katarzyna Barbara Radziwill, 1693-1730
- Fryderyk Michal Czartoryski, 1696-1775, castellan, chancelor
- August Aleksander Czartoryski, 1697-1782
- Maria Zofia Sieniawska, 1698-1771, countess
- Jerzy Detloff Flemming, 1699-1771
- Andrzej Potocki, 17th century-1692
- Jan Aleksander Koniecpolski , 17th century-1719, voivode, starosta
- Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski, 17th century-1761,
18th century
- Michał Józef Massalski, c. 1700-1768, hetman
- Konstancja Czartoryska, 1700-1759, princess
- Michal Kazimierz Rybenko Radziwill, 1702-176, hetman, castellan,
- Maria Klementyna Sobieska, 1702-1735, crown princess
- Marie Leszczynska, 1703-1768, princess
- Wacław Rzewuski, 1705-1779, hetman
- Stanisław Lubomirski, 1722-1782, prince
- Antonina Czartoryska, 1728-1746, princess
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, 1730-1819, magnate, hetman
- Izabella Poniatowska, 1730-1801
- Antoni Barnaba Jabłonowski, 1732-1799
- Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, 1734-1823, prince
- Karol II Stanislaw Radziwill 'Panie Kochanku', 1734-1790, prince, voivode
- Andrzej Poniatowski, 1735-1773
- Stanisław Małachowski, 1736-1809
- Michal Jerzy Poniatowski, 1736-1794, archbishop
- Elżbieta Czartoryska, 1736-1816, princess
- Jacek Małachowski, 1737-1821
- Tadeusz Rejtan, 1742-1780
- Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł, 1744-1831
- Izabella Flemming, 1746-1835, countess
- Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817), general
- Hugo Kollataj, 1750-1812, chancellor
- Roman Ignacy Potocki, 1750-1809
- Stanisław Poniatowski, 1754-1833
- Elżbieta Lubomirska, 1755-1783, princess
- Stanisław Kostka Potocki, 1757-1821
- Jozef Kajetan Ossolinski, 1758-1834, castellan
- Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, 1758‑1841, author
- Antoni Protazy Potocki, 1761-1801
- Jan Potocki, 1761-1815
- Józef Antoni Poniatowski, 1763-1813, prince
- Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, 1770-1861, prince
- Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł, 1775-1833, stadholder
- Alfred Wojciech Potocki, 1785-1862, ochmistrz of Galicja
- Marie, Countess Walewski, 1789-1817
- Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, 1797-1873, explorer
- Anna Zofia Sapieha, 1799-1864
19th century
- Alexandre Joseph Colonna, Count Walewski, 1810-1868
- Celestyn Chołodecki 1816-1867
- Alfred Józef Potocki, 1817-1889, sejm marshal, prime minister of Austria-Hungary
- Władysław Umiastowski,1831-1905, marshal of szlachta, count
- Kasimir Felix Graf von Badeni, 1846-1909
- Roman Potocki, 1851-1889, count
- Adam Stefan Sapieha, 1867-1951
- Józef Białynia Chołodecki 1852-1934
- Mikołaj Światopełk-Mirski, 19th century
20th century
Note that all szlachta priviliges were revoked in the Second Polish Republic (1918-1939).
See also
- Talk:List of szlachta for a temporary list of non-szlachta figures of the Commonwealth
- magnate
- List of Polish rulers
- Guidelines for the spelling of names of Polish rulers
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