Geneza przybrania przez Jerzego Ossolińskiego tytułu „hrabia z Tęczyna”

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Geneza przybrania przez Jerzego Ossolińskiego tytułu „hrabia z Tęczyna”

Journal Title: Miscellanea Historico-Archivistica - Year 2016, Vol 23, Issue 23

Abstract

In 1621 Jerzy Ossoliński (1595–1650) assumed the title of "Count of Tęczyn". Because he used the coat of arms Topór (an Ax), there was a widespread belief that Ossolińskis Family was a descendant of Tęczyńskis Family who used the same coat of arms. This view was repeated in the old Polish armorials but overthrown in the 1990s. Due to the absence of source documents it was failed to explain how the Ossoliński family assumed the title of "Counts of Tęczyn". The argument that the dying Jan Tęczyński, chamberlain of Cracow, allegedly adopted Zbigniew Ossoliński in 1593. seems to be unconvincing. More likely it was the outcome of the action of the Royal Chancelery, which added that title to Jerzy Ossoliński’s envoy mandate to England. This was made to increase prestige of an envoy who did not held any office or dignity at that time. Jerzy Ossoliński, however, facing the spreading ideology of the nobility that was based on religion and mythologized genealogies and took care to preserve the title "from Tęczyn" that finally permanently stayed with the name of his family. For this purpose, he used the authority of the Crown Office

Authors and Affiliations

Rafał Górny

Keywords

Jerzy Ossoliński szlachectwo genealogia kancelaria królewska Tęczyńscy the nobility genealogy the Royal Chancellery Tęczyński Family

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