Badeni (noble family)
Badeni is a Polish noble family . In the 19th century, the Badeni were one of the richest and most powerful families in Galicia .
history
The family originally came from the middle classes of Lviv and was ennobled in the 18th century. Family representatives held important public offices in the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania , Galicia, the Duchy of Warsaw, and Congress Poland .
Casimir Badeni († 1854), landowner near Lemberg, was raised to count by the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand in 1845. His son Ladislaus († 1888) was a member of the Galician state parliament . His son Kasimir Felix Badeni (1846–1909) was Prime Minister of Cisleithanien (kuk) from 1895 to 1897 .
As one of 64 noble families, the family had a hereditary seat in the manor house , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council .
coat of arms
The family coat of arms, called Bończa , shows a white, upright unicorn on a light blue background.
literature
- Jerzy Seweryn Teofil Dunin Borkowski: Genealogy żyjących utytułowanych rodów polskich , Lemberg 1895, pp. 130–135 ( online version ).
