Wielopolski family

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The House of Wielopolski (plural: Wielopolscy, feminine form: Wielopolska) was a Polish noble family (szlachta), magnates in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Wielopolski family is said to originate in the 17th century with the founder of the dynasty being Kasper Wielopolski whose son Jan Wielopolski 'the elder' acquired the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1656 by the charter of Emperor Ferdinand III.^[1]

Quite notably Jan Wielopolski a member of the Wielopolski family held the position of Grand Chancellor of the Crown from the year 1678 to his death in 1688.

In 1729 the Wielopolskis inherited the title of Marquis from the Myszkowski family who originally received it through the adoption of Zygmunt Myszkowski into the Gonzaga family.^[2]

In the 19th century during the years of Russian rule over Poland the Wielopolski family retained political influence which also saw them having a member of their family Aleksander Wielopolski appointed head of Poland's Civil Administration in 1862 a position he held until 1863 when the January Uprising broke out.

Through the political power of Aleksander Wielopolski Zygmunt Wielopolski was appointed the President of Warsaw in the years 1862 to 1863, a position he lost due to the beginning of the January Uprising.

The Wielopolski family used the Starykoń coat of arms.

• Elżbieta Bobola née Wielopolska (c. 1520-1615)
• Aleksander Wielopolski (1803-1877)
• Alfred Wielopolski (1905-1996)
• Franciszek Wielopolski (c. 1665-1732)
• Jan Wielopolski (c. 1630–1688)
• Jan Wielopolski the elder (c. 1605-1668)
• Jan Wielopolski (1700–1773)
• Józef Stanisław Wielopolski (1777-1815)
• Kasper Wielopolski
• Zygmunt Andrzej Wielopolski (1833-1902)
• Helena Wielopolska wife of Clemens Scivoli (beginning of the 19th century in Malta)
• Zygmunt Konstanty Wielopolski

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  Wielopolski palace in Chroberz
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  Mirów Castle in Książ Wielki
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  Wielopolski Palace in Kraków (now the meeting place of the Kraków City Council & President of Kraków)
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  Obóry Manor in Obory, Piaseczno County
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  Pieskowa Skała Castle

• Ordynacja Pińczowska

• History of the Ordynacja Pińczowska