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(Redirected from Fredro family) Polish noble family
Coat of Arms of Counts Fredro, incorporated with Bończa coat of arms
Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro
Aleksander Fredro
Jan Fredro saving King Jan Olbracht on Bukovina, painting by Juliusz Kossak.

The Fredro family (plural: Fredrowie, feminine form: Fredrówna or Fredrowa ) was an old Polish noble family originated from Silesia or Moravia.

History

Firstly mentioned in 1407. From the 15th until the 19th century their family seat was Pleszowice near Przemyśl. Members of the family held the title of Count in Austria, awarded to them by Francis I of Austria on 23 July 1822.

Notable members

Coat of arms

The Fredro family used the Bończa coat of arms.

  • Comital coat of arms Comital coat of arms

Residences

  • Ruined Palace of Fredro in Wisznia Ruined Palace of Fredro in Wisznia
  • Monument of Aleksander Fredro (formerly in Lwów, today in Wrocław) Monument of Aleksander Fredro (formerly in Lwów, today in Wrocław)
  • Tomb monument of Jan Fredro in the Cathedral of Przemyśl Tomb monument of Jan Fredro in the Cathedral of Przemyśl
  • Fredro Chapel in the Cathedral of Przemyśl Fredro Chapel in the Cathedral of Przemyśl
  • Epitafium of Aleksander Fredro in Rudky Epitafium of Aleksander Fredro in Rudky

References

  1. Przyboś, Kazimierz (1997). "Fredrowie herbu Bończa domus antiqui moris virtutrisque cultrix" (PDF). Rocznik Polskie Towarzystwa Historycznego. Seria Nova. 3 (14): 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. https://genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/f.html

Bibliography

  • Poczet szlachty galicyjskiéj i bukowińskiéj. s. 63
  • Jerzy Sewer Dunin-Borkowski (hrabia). Almanach błękitny: genealogia żyjących rodów polskich. 1908. s. 174.
  • Kwartalnik historyczny, Tom 19. Towarzystwo Historyczne (Lwów, Poland), (Polska Akademia Nauk) 1905
  • Witold Taszycki. Onomastica, Tomy 11-12
  • Kazimierz Rymut. Nazwiska Polaków. t. I, (zob. Frydrych)


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