Dziewanowski

Jastrzębiec

The House of Dziewanowski is one of Poland's oldest noble (szlachta)) families.. The Dziewanowski bear the Jastrzębiec coat of arms

History

The family's origin dates to around 999 and possibly around Mazowsze. Over the centuries, the Dziewanowski held various lands and political positions, including Castellan of Chełmno, Juliusz Dziewanowski, and to newly freed Poland's first ambassador to the United States, Kazimierz Dziewanowski, after whom the Kazimierz Dziewanowski award is named

The Dziewanowski family is most notable for their close friendship with Fryderyk Chopin since the years that Fryderyk's father, Mikołaj Chopin, worked as a tutor to the Dziewanowski family's children. Dominik Dziewanowski's father became godfather to Ludwika Chopin, Fryderyk's sister. Dominik became one of young Fryderyk Chopin's closest childhood friends, in a Warsaw boarding school and in the summer vacations of 1825 and 1826, which Fryderyk spent on the Dziewanowski estate, Szafarnia. It was around Dominik Dziewanowski's family estate that Chopin's music was influenced by folk music of the countryside.

Count Wincenty Dziewanowski was a member of the family to settle in the United States

Notable Family Members

• Dominik Dziewanowski
• Marian Kamil Dziewanowski
• Ignacy A. Juliusz Dziewanowski
• Jan Nepomucen Dziewanowski
• Count Wincenty Dziewanowski
• Kazimierz Dziewanowski First post-communist Polish ambassador to the US.
• Marcin Kunert-Dziewanowski known as Martin Kunert within the United States

References

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