Firlej family

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 the 15th to 17th centuries, 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 became extinct in the 18th century.

Notable members[]

(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 Marshal of the Crown, married h. Mniszech, Zofia Boner h. Boner, Zofia Dzik h. Doliwa
      - (died 1601), voivode of Kraków, married h. Półkozic and h. Topór
        Mikołaj Firlej (1588–1635), voivode of Sandomierz, married Maria Amalia Mohyła and h. Dębno
        Zbigniew Firlej (1613-1449), starost of Lublin, married Princes h. Korybut and Katarzyna Opalińska h. Łodzia
      - (died 1609), castellan of Radom, married Barbara Kozińska and h. Wieniawa
        (1583-1649), voivode of Sandomierz, married Helena Rohostajska h. Leliwa and HH Przyjemska h.
      - (died 1614), Great Treasurer of the Crown, married h. Łodzia
        (1599-1635), Bishop of Poznań
      - Piotr Firlej (died 1619), voivode of Lublin, married h. Prawdzic
        (died after 1659), castellan of Lublin, married Dorota Leśniowolska h.
        , member of the Sejm, married Teresa Warszycka h. Awdaniec
        
        , castellan of , married Agnieszka Bal z Boisk h. Gozdawa
        
        (1605-1640), married h. Bogorya
        (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
    - (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 h. Korybut and Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Hetman Lew Sapieha h. Lis
      - Anna Firlej (died 1588), married voivode of Brześć Kujawski h. Wieniawa, great-grandmother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński
  - Katarzyna Firlej (died after 1545), married castellan of Chełmno and Sandomierz h. Leliwa

Palaces[]

Ruins of the Castle of Dąbrowica
Castle of Janowiec (ruin)
Castle of Bydlin (ruin)
Castle of Ogrodzieniec (ruin)
(ruin)
Castle of Czemierniki
(ruin)
Sanguszko Palace in Lubartów
Jabłonowski Palace in Kock
in Kraków
Palace in Kraków

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