Kossakowski

Kossakowski (Lithuanian: Kosakovskiai)^[a] was an aristocratic family of Mazovian origin.^[1]^[2]

They were first mentioned in the 13th century and initially settled in Ciechanów County, from where they branched out to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Podolia, Volhynia, and Livonia.^[1]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Kossakowski family was Ślepowron.

Notable members

Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski (1755–1808), bishop of Inflanty and later of Vilna
Józef Dominik Kossakowski (1771–1840), colonel, member of the Targowica Confederation, son-in-law of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
Józef Kossakowski (1772–1842), general of French army, aide-de-camp of Napoleon
Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski (1738–1794), bishop of Inflanty, a member of the Targowica Confederation
Szymon Marcin Kossakowski (1741–1794) one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation and the last Great Hetman of Lithuania.
Michał Kossakowski (1733–1798) – voivode of Witebsk and Bracław Voivodeship
Antoni Kossakowski (1735–1798) – castelan in Livonia
Jakub Kossakowski (1752–1784) – podstoli of Kowno
Jan Nepomucen Kossakowski (1755–1808) – bishop of Inflanty and Wilno
Adam Kossakowski (1756–1828) – auxiliary bishop of Inflanty and Wilno, Jesuit
Andrzej Kossakowski (1929–1992) – art historian
Grzegorz Kossakowski, Polish bobsledder

Palaces

Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw
Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw (1922)

References

^ ^a ^b Klempert, Mateusz (2014). "Dzieje Fortuny rodu Kossakowskich z Wojtkuszek". Doktoranckie spotkania z historią (PDF) (in Polish). University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9788365171047.
^ Mazur, Karol (2006). W stronę integracji z Koroną: sejmiki Wołynia i Ukrainy w latach 1569-1648. Neriton. p. 212. ISBN 9788389729804.

Notes

^ Polish: plural: Kossakowscy, feminine: Kossakowska; Lithuanian: singular forms: m: Kosakovskis, f: Kosakovskienė, Kosakovskytė

Surname list

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