- Umiastowski
Umiastowski/ von Nandelstadt - Polish-German noble family ( Polish
szlachta ), one of oldest aristocratic lines in Eastern Europe with records in Poland going back to 1238 ( Rościsław comes Pierzchała- prefectus plociensis, haetmanus mazoviensis).History
The Umiastowski family line is a Polish-German line, as at one point in time the Umiastowskis settled in Livland, an area now belonging to Latvia and Estonia, and tended to marry women of German origin. 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 Lithuania: Sobotniki, Żemłosław, Opita-Talkowszczyzna, Szakarnia, Czerwony Dwór, Stoki, Klewica, Puzyniewicze etc.
*In Poland: Rękoraj*Two palaces in the Lithuanian capital
Vilnius *One remaining 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 (Duchy Mazovia).
Members
Representatives of the family included:
*Iwan comes Pierzchała - property Radomin (Duchy Stetin)- 14th 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 FlectasExternal links
Two foundations exist established by this family:
*Fondazione Romana Marchesa Umiastowska [http://www.umiastowski.org/it]
*Fundacja Frangas non Flectas [http://www.umiastowski.org]
**GENEALOGY
*Genealogy of the family comites Umiastowski(polish) [http://www.umiastowski.org/gen]
References
* 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 Fundation "Frangas non Flectas"
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