Zbigniew Firlej
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Zbigniew Firlej of Lewart coat of arms
, was a noble
of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
. Starost of Lublin
. Son of Mikołaj Firlej and Regina Oleśnicka. Married to Anna Wiśniowiecka, daughter of Michał Wiśniowiecki (around 1636–1638);http://genealogy.euweb.cz/poland/wisniow.html and to Katarzyna Opalińska, daughter of Łukasz Opaliński, in 1647.http://www.bkpan.poznan.pl/htbins/osoby.pl?06210034
Lewart coat of arms
Lewart is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was borne by several noble families of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Families that descend from the original medieval clan that assumed this c-of-a as well as those legally adopted into the clan...
, was a noble
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...
of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
. Starost of Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
. Son of Mikołaj Firlej and Regina Oleśnicka. Married to Anna Wiśniowiecka, daughter of Michał Wiśniowiecki (around 1636–1638);http://genealogy.euweb.cz/poland/wisniow.html and to Katarzyna Opalińska, daughter of Łukasz Opaliński, in 1647.http://www.bkpan.poznan.pl/htbins/osoby.pl?06210034