Rostworowski (Nałęcz)

Rostworowski (plural: Rostworowscy, feminine form: Rostworowska) is a Polish aristocratic family, originating in Greater Poland and using the Nałęcz coat-of-arms. Their name comes from the village of Rostworowo near Poznań, that was the family's original seat.

The coat of arms used by the Rostworowskis

Comital title

Since the 18th century, descendants of the castellan of Zakroczym Jan Antoni Rostworowski (1709-1775) and his wife Konstancja Lanckorońska (1721-1777) claimed a hereditary title of a count. Although it was not ever formally conferred on any member of this family, due to their high social standing and family connections, the Rostworowskis used to be addressed as counts both by their noble peers and European monarchs.

Members

The family is noted among Polish aristocracy for a number of prominent intellectuals (often associated with the Roman Catholic Church) such as:

Emanuel Rostworowski, historian
Karol Hubert Rostworowski, playwright
Marek Rostworowski, art historian
María Rostworowski, historian
Michał Jan Rostworowski, lawyer and historian
Piotr Rostworowski, a Benedictine monk
Tomasz Rostworowski, a Jesuit priest
Raphael Rostworowski, a count very nice

Family seats

Kraków
Gębice, Greater Poland
Żyrzyn, Lublin region
Rybna, Lesser Poland

Bibliography

S. J. Rostworowski, Monografia rodziny Rostworowskich, lata 1386-2012 [in English: A Monograph of the Rostworowski Family], t. 1-2, Warszawa 2013.

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