The Łubieński family (plural: Łubieńscy; feminine singular: Łubieńska) are Polish nobles who take their name from the village of Łubna-Jarosłaj near Sieradz, in central Poland. They attained magnate status in the 18th century before the Partitions of Poland. One of their number, the reformer and Minister of Justice during Congress Poland, Felix, received the hereditary title of Graf, from king Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia in 1796.[1] He and his wife, the writer, Tekla Teresa Lubienska had 60 grandchildren.[2]
Thereafter, their relative economic decline was mitigated in part through their vast land holdings, their fertility and their capacity to participate in church, state, military, economic and industrial affairs.[3][4][5] They have also made significant contributions in engineering and the arts.[6] Historically, they are connected to some of the leading families of Poland, among them: Bieliński, Lubomirski, Morawski, Potocki, Sobański, Szembek, Szymanowski and Tyszkiewicz. Since the 19th century, they are also related to families in England and France.
Family crest
They are members of the Pomian heraldic clan.
Notable figures
- Bernard Łubieński (1846–1933), Polish priest
- Feliks Łubieński (1758–1848), Polish politician and jurist
- Henryk Łubieński (1793–1883), Polish financier and industrialist
- Ludwik Maria Łubieński (1912-1996), Polish lawyer, diplomat, officer and expatriate official
- Maciej Łubieński (1572–1652), Polish archbishop
- Maria Magdalena Łubieńska (1833–1920), Polish artist and educator
- Stanisław Łubieński (1573–1640), Polish politician and bishop
- Tekla Teresa Łubieńska (1767–1810), Polish writer and translator
- Teresa Łubieńska (1884–1957), Polish social activist and resistance fighter
- Tomasz Łubieński (1784–1870), Polish brigadier general and senator
- Władysław Aleksander Łubieński (1703–1767), Polish archbishop
- Rula Lenska (born 1947), English-Polish actor
Estates
- Szczytniki, manor
- Kazimierza Wielka - Sugar Factory Łubna
References
- ↑ Żuchlewska Teresa, "Feliks Łubieński. Działalność polityczna i jej związek z nauką i Kulturą". Rocznik Żyrardowski 6, 417–439. 2008. Muzeum Historii Polski; http://mazowsze.hist.pl/29/Rocznik_Zyrardowski/658/2008/23611/ Summary in English on p. 439.
- ↑ Marek Jerzy Minakowski – Genealogia Potomków Sejmu Wielkiego – genealogy service
- ↑ Łubieński, Tomasz Wentworth. (1886). Henryk Łubieński i jego bracia: wspomnenia rodzinne odnoszące się do historyi Królestwa Polskiego i Banku Polskiego. Warsaw: Księg. G. Gebethner, p.41 (in Polish)
- ↑ Dąbrowska, Magdalena. (2013) „Wielodzietność kobiet w polskich XIX-wiecznych wyższych warstwach społecznych: na przykładzie hrabiowskiej linii rodziny Łubieńskich”, Studia Humanistyczne Wydziału Farmaceutycznego Uniwersytetu Medycznego we Wrocławiu, 7. "Humanities Journal", Department of Pharmacology, Wrocław Medical University http://palacwguzowie.pl/wielodzietnosc-kobiet-przykladzie-hrabiowskiej-linii-lubienskich/ A critical appraisal of the multiple births and survival of children in 19th-century noble families: the remarkable case of the Łubieński women – in effect treated as "Broodmares" and dying early. (in Polish) accessed 10-18-2017
- ↑ Brandys, Marian, (2010). Koniec świata szwoleżerów, Tom 1, Czcigodni weterani, Warszawa: MG. This the first in a hugely popular series, originally published by Iskra in 1972, about members of the light cavalry who had served in Napoleon's Russian campaign. Much of the material in the book is drawn from Tomasz's surviving correspondence to his father and other relatives.
- ↑ Żuchlewska, Teresa (2009). "Henryk Łubieński (1793–1883) i jego działalność gospodarczo-społeczna", Rocznik Żyrardowski, 7 / Muzeum Historii Polski, http://mazowsze.hist.pl/29/Rocznik_Zyrardowski/659/2009/23655/ pp. 527–570.