Umiastowski

Umiastowski-von Nandelstädt is a Polish noble-aristocratic family and one of oldest aristocratic lines in Central and Eastern Europe with records in Poland going back to 1238 (Rościsław Pierzchała-prefectus plociensis, haetmanus mazoviensis).

History

The Umiastowski family line is a Polish line. Their origins date back to the Piast dynasty period. The Umiastowskis possessed numerous estates in Mazovia, Kuyavia, and Lesser Poland. The progenitor of the family, Rościsław, was a starost of Płock and hetman under Konrad I of Masovia.^[1]

At one point in time the Umiastowskis settled in Livonia, an area now belonging to Latvia and Estonia. As of the 16th century the full family name has been von Nandelstädt Umiastowski, the first part being granted to them by Christina of Sweden.

Land holdings

The Umiastowski property included:

In Livland: Schluckum, Waux-Moysen, Winkiel-Moysen
In Belarus: Sobotniki, Żemłosław, Opita-Talkowszczyzna, Szakarnia, Czerwony Dwór, Stoki, Klewica, Puzyniewicze etc.

In Poland: Rękoraj
Two palaces in Vilnius
One palace in Warsaw

From Pierzchała to Umiastowski

The Pierzchała family changed their name from Pierzchała to Umiastowski in the 15th century, when they owned the town of Umiastów near Warsaw (in Duchy of Mazovia).

Members

Representatives of the family included:

Iwan comes Pierzchała - property Radomin (Duchy Stetin)- 14th century
Barbora Žagarietė - 17th century
Jan Kazimierz von Nandelstädt Umiastowski - 17th century

Władysław count Umiastowski - 19th century
Janina marchioness Umiastowski 19th and 20th century

Coat of arms and motto

Coat of Arms : Roch III

Coat of Arms motto: Frangas non Flectas

External links

Two foundations exist established by this family:

Fondazione Romana Marchesa Umiastowska [1]
Fundacja Frangas non Flectas [2]

Genealogy

Genealogy of the family comites Umiastowski(polish) [3]

References

^ Kosiński, Adam Amilkar (1881). Przewodnik heraldyczny, Vol. 3 (in Polish). Gebethner i Wolff. pp. 525–526.

Bibliography

Amiklar Kosiński - "Przewodnik Heraldyczny " Warszawa 1848
Janina Umiastowska - Nałęcz - "Szmat Ziemi i Życia " Wilno 1928
Czeslaw Jankowski - Powiat Oszmianski "Rodzina Umiastowskich" Wilno 1922
Praca Zbiorowa: Szlachta Wielkiego Ksiestwa Litewskiego - Warszawa 1998
Slawomir Leitgeber: Alamanach Blekitny - Poznan 1997 i wznowienia
Archives of Foundation "Frangas non Flectas"

[1] Kosiński, Adam Amilkar (1881). Przewodnik heraldyczny, Vol. 3 (in Polish). Gebethner i Wolff. pp. 525–526.

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