Ostoja Danielewicz

Danielewicz family of Clan Ostoja originates from Russian boyar Daniel Aleksandrowicz's son Vladimir Danielewicz, that settled down in Lithuania.[1][2] Danielewicz is a patronymic surname, meaning descendants of Daniel or Danilo.

Ostoja coat of arms

The family is associated with the Ostoja Coat of Arms.

Danielewicz vel Danilewicz of Clan of Ostoja

Danielewicz, also spelled Danilewicz, was an ancient noble family name in Lithuania, Russia and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3][4] On the political scene Danielewicz supported the Clan of Ostoja expansion in the 15th century and in Lithuania was closely related to the Pac family.[5] In medieval times, nobles in Lithuania with the power of judging like Danielewicz were called barones according to Jan Długosz.

During many centuries, Ostoja Danielewicz family was holding high offices as Lords of Regality (Starosta) and Judge.[3]

Ostoja Danielewicz vel Danilewicz during the time of Commonwealth
Boyar Wedding Feast

The Danielewicz vel Danilewicz of Ostoja family are to be found mainly among officials in the districts of Vilnius, Ashmyany, Trakai and Vilkmergė. Sources tell about Dawid Danielewicz, that was the Judge of Vilnius in the 15th century and that in 1530 Michał Danielewicz was in possession of 10 villages with different economic buildings on the property. His grandson, Jan Karzimierz Danielewicz was deputy to the Sejm from the Vilnius district. Iwaszko Iwanowicz Danielewicz attended at the Royal Court in Kraków year 1511, his brother Fedor attended same court year 1523.[6][7]

In coalition with Pac family

The Pac family rose into the power of controlling Belarus and Lithuania after the war between the Commonwealth and Sweden, then, at the same time, the Cossack war and also the war with Russia and when the Catholic and Protestant movements in Europe struggled for the power. The time was the middle of the 17th century when Pac and Danielewicz families stood strong behind the King and did not support the Radziwiłł family. After those wars, on behalf of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, John II Casimir Vasa, the Pac family could rule Grand Duchy of Lithuania together with their closest allies like Danielewicz.[8]

In 1653 the property of Bohdanow named after Prince Bohdan Sapieha[9] in Belarus were passed to Barbara, daughter of Prince Karzimierz Sapieha. Barbara's daughter Tekla Wollowicz then married Piotr Michał Pac and the property passed to the Pac family. Since Piotr Michał Pac had no children of his own, he adopted Michał Danielewicz,(Starosta of Plotelsk, Inspector of the Hungarian border) into the Pac family as he was the son of his sister Katarzyna Pac. As result of that, large property of Bohdanow, the town of Kartena and other properties was passed from the Pac family to Danielewicz.[5]

Ostoja Danielewicz family owned several big properties in Lithuania, Prussia, Belarus and Volyn, Ukraine and held high ranking offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, mostly in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Through the centuries Danielewicz was highly respected for and their knowledge in jurisdiction [10] and therefore was often granted the position of Starosta (Lord of Regality) or County Judge as they also many times represented their districts and provinces at the Sejm, the Parliament of the Commonwealth. Danielewicz raised in great power and wealth (on the local level) during the time when the Pac family was in the control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

During the partitions
Wincenty Danilewicz with daughters
Józef Ostoja Danielewicz
Rola Danielewicz Palace in Sieradz 1940

The dominance of the Pac family ended because of a lack of heirs and their position was overtaken by the Sapieha family. In the middle of the 19th century the last of the Pac family, Ludwik Michał Pac lost all great properties as they were confiscated by the Russian side for his involvement in November Uprising and his participation in Napoleonic wars against the Russian side. Since the Pac family become extinct, descendants of the line of the Michał Danielewicz are the only ones to continue the heritage of the Pac due to adoption of him and his descendants.

During the Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1772–1918, Danielewicz's of Ostoja participated in many upraising actions witch cause Russian side to confiscate most of the family properties. As the family did not support foreign forces in the Commonwealth and was in opposition, no offices were given to the family anymore. In the end of 18th century part of the family moved to Prussia where they joined Prussian army as officers in hope to fight Russian side that was holding control of the east part of the Commonwealth.[11] After the Napoleonic wars, Marcin Danielewicz received the Order of the White Eagle for his efforts in the fight for the independence of the Commonwealth and Wincenty Danilewicz received French Order of Legion of Honour.[12] Jan Danielewicz died on the fields of Olszynka Grochowska in November Uprising, Piotr Danielewicz participated in 1863 Upraising in Vilnius (the January Uprising) and after the uprising failed was sent to Siberia from where he never came back.

At the end of the 19th century, the family was divided into three lines; the Prussian, Lithuanian-Belarus and Volhynia line. Of over 26 male lines recorded[13] very few survived and the Volhynia line of Ostoja-Danielewicz was excluded from Russian nobility ranks after taking part in uprisings and anti-Russian activities.[14] The main line of the family that sold all major properties including Bohdanow and moved to Prussia.

Notable family members of Ostoja-Danielewicz vel Danilewicz

References for the below named historical persons: Adam Boniecki "Herbarz Polski" Warszawa 1899-1913 (ref.1), Łoza S.: Legia honorowa w Polsce 1803–1923 (ref.13) and Oleg Horowiec, Herbarz Szlachty Wołyńskiej Tom 7 s. 101-109 (ref.2).

  • Dawid Danielewicz - Judge of Vilnius year 1450
  • Jan Kazimierz Danilewicz - Deputy to the Sejm
  • Paweł Danielewicz - Judge of Vilnius 1648, Lord of regality of Intursk, Marshal of the Lithuanian Court of Justice
  • Adam Karol Danielewicz - Judge of Vilnius
  • Roman Danielwicz - Lord of regality of Intursk, deputy to the Sejm, Chamberlain of Oszmiany
  • Michał Danielewicz - Lord of regality of Plotelsk, commissar of the Hungarian border
  • Franciszek Danielewicz - Lord of regality of Plotelsk
  • Franciszek Danielewicz - son of Franciszek, Lord of regality of Plotelsk. He was Colonel of Royal Army
  • Michał Danielewicz - son of colonel Franciszek, Standard-bearer of Petyhorsk regiment and Judge of Smolensk
  • Samuel Danielewicz - Rittmeister of Bracławy
  • Onufry Danielewicz - Captain of Royal Army
  • Tadeusz Danielewicz - Rittmeister of Trakai
  • Szymon Danielewicz - Rittmeister of Trakai 1775
  • Józef Danielewicz - son of Rittmeister Szymon was captain of Royal Army
  • Wincenty Danilewicz - born in 1787 in Mińsk Lit. (former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territory), was involved – as light-cavalryman – in the Napoleonic campaign, for which he was awarded the French Order of Legion of Honour.[15]
  • Marcin Danielewicz - received Order of the White Eagle (Poland), Major in the army of Napoleon.
  • Wladyslaw Danilewicz - Lwów Eaglets (Orleta Lwowskie) 1918
  • Jan Danilewicz - catholic priest, creating report for Bishop Kaczmarek. For that, he was sentenced to prison for 12 years during Stalinist time.
  • Zofia Danilewicz - professor in Stomatology, Medical Academy of Łódz (1922-2013)
  • Benedykt Danilewicz - professor at Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University Krakow (1930-2015)

See also

References
  1. The Pskov 3rd Chronicle, 2nd edition by David Savignac, Beoulf Sons, Crofton 2016. Year 1434: That winter, on February 28, Prince Aleksandr Fedorovich and his entire household left Pskov for Moscow. He had been prince on three different occasions and had lived in Pskov for a total of twelve years. On that same day his son-in-law, Prince Vladimir Danielewicz, arrived in Pskov from Lithuania, where he had been living for the previous ten years. Vladimir Danielewicz was the prince of Pskov from the end of February 1434 to November 1435, and he was the Pskov viceregent of Grand Prince Vasily Vasilyevich from April 1436 until c. 1438/1439. PBS 2002, p. 95. 3. The grammar is fractured in this passage. The sense was restored by using the text of the account in the Pskov 1st Chronicle (p. 42) Names in Russia was patronymic, but in Lithuania, during 15th century and influence of Poland and also after the Union of Horodło, surnames was created.
  2. According to Jan Ciechanowicz, in 15th century there was only one family noted with surname Danielewicz in Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  3. Adam Boniecki "Herbarz Polski" Warszawa 1899-1913, Severyn Uruski "Rodzina. Herbarz Szlachty Polskiej", Warszawa 1904-1917, Kojalowicz, Kasper Niesiecki, "Herbarz Polski" Leipzig, 1839-1846
  4. Oleg Horowiec, Herbarz Szlachty Wołyńskiej Tom 7 s. 101-109, Radom 2018
  5. Roman Aftanazy Dzieje dawnych rezydencji na dawnych kresach Rzaczpospolitej, Wojewodztwo Wilenskie, t.4, s.37, 120
  6. Eugeniusz Szczepaniak, Bialystok 1986, Informacja genealogiczna
  7. Adam Boniecki "Herbarz Polski" Warszawa 1899-1913
  8. In the Shadows of Poland and Russia - The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Sweden in the European Crisis of the mid-17th Century, Andrej Kotjarchuk Södertörns högskola, Doctoral. pp. 121, 271–272, ISBN 91-89315-63-4
  9. C. Jankowski, Powiat Oszmanski, t.1, s. 223 i n.
  10. Wojciech Wijuk Kojalowicz, Herbarz, Krakow 1897, pp. 204–208
  11. Siebmacher, Der blühende Adel des Königreichs Preußen: Edelleute. Nachträge und Verbesserungen, Nürnberg 1906
  12. Łoza S.: Legia honorowa w Polsce 1803–1923 (French Order of Legion of Honour in Poland 1803–1923), Zamość 1923, ed. Zygmunt Pomarański i Spółka (reprint Warszawa 1986, ed. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe – WAiF), p. 38, entry No 284
  13. Adam Boniecki, Severyn Uruski
  14. Oleg Chorowiec, Herbarz szlachty wołyńskiej Tom 7, p.101-109
  15. (Polish) Łoza S.: Legia honorowa w Polsce 1803–1923 (French Order of Legion of Honour in Poland 1803–1923), Zamość 1923, ed. Zygmunt Pomarański i Spółka (reprint Warszawa 1986, ed. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe - WAiF), p. 38, entry No 284
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