Krasiński family

The House of Krasiński (plural: Krasińscy) is the surname of a Polish noble family. Krasińska is the feminine form. The name derives from the village of Krasne in Masovia.[1] The family dates from the 14th century. Its members were landowners and politically active in Masovia, Lithuania and Halychyna. The Krasiński family has produced officers, politicians (including voivodes of Poland, members of the Senate of Poland) and bishops. One of the most renowned members of the Krasiński family is the 19th-century poet, Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three Bards.

Krasiński
Current regionPoland
Place of originKrasne, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Franciszka Krasińska
Wincenty Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three National Bards.

The House of Krasiński is an esteemed noble family in Poland that has left a lasting impact on the country's politics, culture, and literature. Renowned for their significant contributions, the Krasiński family holds a prominent place in Polish history, and their influence on Polish society is widely recognized and appreciated even in the present day. Their legacy remains celebrated, serving as a testament to their enduring significance.

Origins

Wratislaw Corvin is a renowned figure in Hungarian history, known for his ancestral lineage. The family's Polish heritage can be traced back to Slawek Korwin (1412–1427), who established ownership of Krasne and laid the foundation for the village of "Wold Krasińska" in 1460.[2] Slawek Korwin's grandson, Jan Korwin Krasiński, serves as the common ancestor for two distinct branches: the Krasne Krasiński line but eventually became extinct in the 20th century, and the currently existing Korwin Krasiński line, founded by his son Andrea (born in 1588). The latter branch further divided into multiple lines, with the eldest one descending from Gabriel and concluding with Stanisław Korwin Krasiński. Stanisław, along with his partner Salomea Trzcińska, had four daughters, including Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska.[2]

History
Coat of arms of Hubert Antoni Krasiński from 1882

Wincenty Krasiński received confirmation of the coat of arms[3] (with removal of the characteristics of Napoleonic heraldry) in the Kingdom of Poland on May 17, 1837[4] (or 1811 by Napoleon 1[3])

The Ukrainian line[5] who used the Slepowron coat of arms can be traced back to Andrzej Krasinski who died in Bukovina in 1497 but continues to this day with descendants in England and Canada. This line includes Stanisław Krasiński, Jan Kazimierz Krasiński, Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska, Wincenty Krasiński, Zygmunt Krasiński, Władysław Krasiński and others.

Hubert Antoni Krasiński received confirmation of the count's title along with the four-field coat of arms on 18 September 1882 in Galicia.[6]

Mszana Dolna

Having lost property during World War 1 in Regimentarzówka (Dibrivka in modern day Ukraine), Count Henryk Piotr Krasiński of the Ukrainian Krasinskis (29 April 1866 - 20 September 1928) settled with his wife Maria Łęcki in Mszana Dolna on a small estate which was Part of Maria Leska's dowry,[7] purchased on 16 January 1899. They lived in a manor house stylized as an English "cottage" called Folwark (Grange) or Dwór Rodziny Krasińskich (Krasinski Family manor/ mansion) built at the end of the 19th century. Taken from the family in 1945[8] by the communist government,[9] it is now a Youth Educational Center[10] with a family park and playground named after the Krasinski family: Park Miejski im.Rodziny Krasińskich (Krasiński Family City Park). In its grounds is the old winery converted in 2003 into a hotel restaurant[8] called Folwark Stara Winiarnia (The Old Grange Winery). Their daughter, Countess Maria Krasińska, was the last owner of the estate until 1945.[7]

Henryk's son Marian ran some family businesses including leasing the sawmill next to the house to a Jewish family, the Feurersteins,[7] as well as building an Olympic-size swimming pool and taught mathematics at the Mszana high school until 1945 when the communist government seized the property.

The town cemetery has a Krasinski family section where Henryk, his wife Maria Leska, daughter Franciszka Maria Krasińska (1901−1920), sons Marian (1909−1965) and Henryk (1902−1979) are all buried.

World War 2

Members of the Ukrainian Line were forced to flee Poland at the start of World War 2. Count Hubert, son of Count Henryk, fled Warsaw with his wife Irena to France via Romania and Italy with their infant son Andrew. As a major in the Polish Air Force Hubert made his way to England to be part of the free Polish RAF[11] posted for a while to Sealand[12]

Count Józef Krasiński, seventh and youngest child of Henryk Piotr Krasiński, also escaped to France and Great Britain and in 1941 became a pilot of the 301 squadron and formally assigned to the Hemswell air base becoming a captain in the Polish Air Force, and Flight Lieutenant in the RAF.[13]

Members of the Mszana Dolna Krasinskis stayed during the war including Marian, Maria Antonia and their mother Maria. Zofia Blitz[14] and her mother stayed at the Krasinski Manor house after relocating from Warsaw following the Warsaw uprising until the end of the war.[7]

Notable members

(In chronological order of year of birth)

Coat of arms

Residences
Count Henryk Piotr Zygmunt Krasinski & Maria Stanisława Gertruda Łęska Gravestones Mszana Dolna
Count Henryk Piotr Zygmunt Krasinski & Maria Stanisława Gertruda Łęska Gravestones Mszana Dolna
  • Krasinski Family Manor (Dwór Rodziny Krasińskich), Mszana Dolna
    Krasinski Family Manor (Dwór Rodziny Krasińskich), Mszana Dolna
  • Krasiński Palace Warsaw
    Krasiński Palace Warsaw
  • Krasiński Manor in Złoty Potok (Zygmunt Krasinski Museum)
    Krasiński Manor in Złoty Potok (Zygmunt Krasinski Museum)
  • Krasinski Palace and Square, Warsaw
    Krasinski Palace and Square, Warsaw

See also

References
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  2. Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Madgelaine, F. et B. (1994). L'Allemagne Dynastique, tome VII. France: Laballery. p. 622. ISBN 2-901138-07-1.
  3. "Heraldyka | AGAD" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. Włodkiewicz, Witold; Bardach, Juliusz (2016), "KAROL KORANYI 1897–1964", Portrety Uczonych. Profesorowie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego po 1945, A−K, Warsaw University Press, doi:10.31338/uw.9788323523314.pp.514-525, ISBN 978-83-235-2331-4, retrieved 2021-02-18
  5. "Krasinski Ukrainska". www.petergen.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. Górzyński, Sławomir (2009). Arystokracja polska w Galicji : studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Wydawn. "DiG". ISBN 978-83-7181-597-3. OCLC 463665769.
  7. "Dealing with past: memory work and the Jews of Poland. The case of Mszana Dolna" (PDF). University of Southampton. December 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. "Historia Folwark Stara Winiarnia Mszana Dolna". folwarkstarawiniarnia.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  9. "Krasińscy wrócili do Mszany Dolnej (zdjęcia)". www.gorce24.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  10. "Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Wychowawczy im.ks. Karola Wojtyły w Mszanie Dolnej". Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Wychowawczy im.ks. Karola Wojtyły w Mszanie Dolnej. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  11. "Krasiński Hubert". Krzystek's List - Polish Air Force in Great Britain 1940-1947. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  12. "War Graves and Memorials: Chester Town Hall Polish War Memorial". War Graves and Memorials. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  13. "Józef Krasiński rodem z Mszany Dolnej latał w Dywizjonie 301 podczas wojny". plus.gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  14. "USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Zofia Blitz - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

Bibliography
  • A. Boniecki, Herbarz polski, Warszawa 1908, t. XII.
  • K. Niesiecki, Herbarz polski, Lipsk 1840, t. V.
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