Gosiewski (Korwin)

Gosiewski (plural: "Gosiewscy") is the surname of a Polish szlachta (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" szlachta family, originated from a Knight of the clan Korwin, Lord of Gosiewo (Gosie or Gosie Lesnica), near Zambrów. One of the most representative members of the family, was Field Lithuanian Hetman Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski. He was one of the powerful and influential officers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 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. The other aristocratic family, originate from a Knight of the clan Korwin, Lord of Gosiewo (Gosie or Gosie Lesnica), near Zambrów. 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.

Coat of arms

The Gosiewski family used the Korwin coat of arms.

Members

* Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski (died in 1639), Marshal of the Sejm and commander of the Polish garrison of the Moscow Kremlin.
* Zuzanna Korwin Gosiewska (died in 1660), wife of Mikołaj Krzysztof Sapieha
* Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski (1620–1662), Field Lithuanian Hetman
* Teresa Korwin Gosiewska (died in 1708), wife of Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger, Voivode of Vilnius and Grand Lithuanian Hetman
* Bogusław Korwin Gosiewski, bishop of Smolensk
* Krzysztof Korwin Gosiewski, voivode of Smolensk
* 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