Gosiewski (Korwin)
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Poland
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szlachta
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
(nobility) family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Gosiewska is the same form for a female family member.
History
The Gosiewski family was a "middle" szlachtaSzlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
family, originated from a Knight of the clan Korwin, Lord of Gosiewo (Gosie or Gosie Lesnica), near Zambrów
Zambrów
Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants . It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Łomża Voivodeship .-History:...
. One of the most representative members of the family, was Field Lithuanian Hetman
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski
Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski
Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski was a Polish-Lithuanian politician and military commander, a notable member of the szlachta.-Life:...
. He was one of the powerful and influential officers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
of the 17th century.
There are two Gosiewskis noble families. It seems that one of them originates from a Knight from the clan Slepowron, Lord of Gosie or Gosiewo, near Różan
Rózan
Różan is a town in Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . Narew River flows through the town....
. The other aristocratic family, originate from a Knight of the clan Korwin, Lord of Gosiewo (Gosie or Gosie Lesnica), near Zambrów
Zambrów
Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants . It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Łomża Voivodeship .-History:...
. To the last family are Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski and, of course, his son Wincenty and his daughter Zuzanna. Some sources claim that Wicenty's cousin was the landowner of a large estate in the Chelsty region, also near Rózan too. But it seems to be confused, if this szlachcic is really from the Korwin-Gosiewski family or from the Slepowron-Gosiewski.
Members
- Aleksander Korwin GosiewskiAleksander Korwin GosiewskiAleksander Korwin Gosiewski was a Polish szlachcic of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was Recorder of Lithuania from 1610, Grand Clerk of Lithuania from 1615, Voivode of Smolensk Voivodeship from 1625, Field Clerk of Lithuania 1630, Starost of Puńsk and Velizh...
(died in 1639), Marshal of the SejmSejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
and commander of the Polish garrison of the Moscow KremlinMoscow KremlinThe Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
. - Zuzanna Korwin GosiewskaZuzanna Korwin GosiewskaZuzanna Korwin Gosiewska was a Polish noblewoman .She was daughter of Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski and sister of Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski, two of the most important political and military actors in the most troubled times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: the Polish-Muscovite War , the...
(died in 1660), wife of Mikołaj Krzysztof Sapieha - Wincenty Korwin GosiewskiWincenty Korwin GosiewskiWincenty Korwin Gosiewski was a Polish-Lithuanian politician and military commander, a notable member of the szlachta.-Life:...
(1620–1662), Field Lithuanian HetmanHetmanHetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita.... - Teresa Korwin GosiewskaTeresa Korwin GosiewskaTeresa Korwin Gosiewska was a Polish noblewoman .She was daughter of Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski and granddaughter of Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski, two of the most important political and military actors in the most troubled times,as the Polish-Muscovite War , Chmielnicki Uprising and The Deluge, of...
(died in 1708), wife of Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the YoungerJan Kazimierz Sapieha the YoungerJan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger was a Grand Hetman of Lithuania since 1682. He held the title of a Duke since 1700. In 1681 he became Field Hetman of Lithuania, the following year he also became the voivode of Vilnius....
, Voivode of VilniusVilnius VoivodeshipThe Vilnius Voivodeship was one of voivodeships in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, created in 1413, from the Duchy of Lithuania and neighbouring lands.- Geography and administrative division :...
and Grand Lithuanian HetmanHetmanHetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita.... - Bogusław Korwin Gosiewski, bishop of SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
- Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski, voivode of SmolenskSmolensk VoivodeshipSmolensk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth....
- Maciek Korwin Gosiewski, General of the Lithuanian artillery
External links
- Dynastic Genealogy: http://www.jurzak.pl
- Ornatowski.com: http://www.ornatowski.com/index/herbyszlacheckie_g.htm
- Marcin Gosiewski (Slepowron CoA): http://www.gosiewski.pl
- “Maly Herbarz” (see Hetmani Polni Litewscy) - Adam Kromer: http://republika.pl/akromer/herby_hetmani.html