Kalinowski family
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Kalinowski was a notable Polish
noble
family, like many other Szlachta
houses of the Kingdom of Poland
, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
, and the Duchy of Ruthenia, later prominent in Polish
, and to a lesser extent, in Belarus
ian history. They are descended from Andrzej Kalinowski (? – 1531). They used the Kalinowa Coat of Arms.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
family, like many other 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...
houses of the Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Jogaila , Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, united Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch...
, 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...
, and the Duchy of Ruthenia, later prominent in Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and to a lesser extent, in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian history. They are descended from Andrzej Kalinowski (? – 1531). They used the Kalinowa Coat of Arms.
Notable members
- Andrzej Kalinowski (? – 1531)
- Walenty Aleksander Kalinowski (?-1620)
- Marcin KalinowskiMarcin KalinowskiMarcin Kalinowski Field Crown Hetman, was a Polish magnate and nobleman , Kalinowa coat of arms. Son of fallen at the battle of Cecora Walenty Aleksander Kalinowski. He began his studies in Poland and continued his education at the University of Leuven...
(ca 1605 - 1652) - Samuel Kalinowski (?-1652)
- Joshua Kalinowski (1999- )
- Amanda Kalinowski (1979- )
- Joann Bryant(Kalinowski) (1976- )
- Beth Kalinowski (1977- )
- Aurora Beaumond (2002- )
- Stephanie Mohabair (2005- )
- Melissa Mohabair (2004- )
- Michael Kalinowski (1956- )
Notable people with the same surname, but not part of that family
- Raphael KalinowskiRaphael KalinowskiRafał Kalinowski, O.C.D. was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar born as Józef Kalinowski inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in the city of Vilnius...
(September 1, 1835, Vilna - November 15, 1907, WadowiceWadowiceWadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...
) - Konstanty KalinowskiKonstanty KalinowskiWincenty Konstanty Kalinowski , also known under his Polish and Lithuanian names of Konstanty Kalinowski or and Kostas Kalinauskas; 1838 – March 24, 1864) was a writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary...
(1838, MostowlanyMostowlanyMostowlany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus...
- March 24, 1864, Vilna)