Kalinowski family
Kalinowski was a notable Polish noble family that belonged to a limited and small circle of Magnates of Poland and Lithuania.
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| Place of origin | Polish, Ruthenian |
| Members | Marcin Kalinowski |
| Connected families | Potocki |
History
Like many other Szlachta houses of the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Duchy of Ruthenia, they played a prominent role in Polish, and to a lesser extent, in Belarusian history. They are descended from Andrzej Kalinowski (1465 – 1531) and used the Kalinowa Coat of Arms. On 17.8.1818 the family was awarded the title of Count in the Austrian Empire.
Notable members
- Marcin Kalinowski[1] (ca 1605 - 1652)
Notable people with the same surname, but not part of that family
- Raphael Kalinowski (September 1, 1835, Vilna - November 15, 1907, Wadowice)
- Konstanty Kalinowski (1838, Mostowlany - March 24, 1864, Vilna)
References
- Kasper Niesiecki, Herbarz Polski, Leipzig, 1840, Vol. 5, p. 10-16.
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