Brzeziński (noble family)
Brzeziński is the name of various Polish noble families. The name is also used as an epithet of the noble families von Spiczak , von Bastian and von Świątek from Adlig Briesen (Brzeźno Szlacheckie) in West Prussia . It also appears as the surname of numerous Polish families without noble origins.
origin of the name
Since the Lublin decree of 1569 it has been customary for the Polish nobility to give themselves an epithet after the place name in which the property was located and so the above-mentioned noble families gave themselves the nickname Brzeziński, which derives from the Polish name of the Briesen (Brzeźno) estate. derives and means something like "from Briesen".
Brzeziński I coat of arms
According to Siebmacher, there was still a noble family settled in Latvia around 1780 who called themselves only von Brzeziński , belonged to the Jaxa tribe and had a completely different coat of arms than the Briesenen families, which is described as follows:
- Shield: In r. a s. Gripping.
- Helmet: growing the same; in front of him an r. Buffalo horn.
- Ceilings: rs
Brzeziński II coat of arms
On Trzebiatkow (near Adlig Briesen) there was also a family who called themselves exclusively von Brzeziński , which is why it is still in doubt which tribe they originally belonged to. This family carried the following coat of arms:
- Shield: B. with w. transverse crescent, over each point and above and below of two g. Accompanied by stars and below center a w. Horseshoe.
- Helm: The crescent moon on each horn with a g. Star studded.
- Blankets: (b. And w.)
A lieutenant from Brzeziński was in the Szekely Hussar Regiment in 1756 .
Personalities
- Casimir von Brzeziński (†), lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment No. 10
- Ignaz Brzeziński Ritter von Brzoza (†), Rittmeister in the Austro-Hungarian hussar regiment King v. Württemberg
- Johann Peter Felix Dunin Knight of Brzeziński (1883–1940), Rittmeister
- Josef von Brzeziński (†), Lieutenant Colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment No. 41
- Zbigniew Brzeziński (1928–2017), security advisor to US President Jimmy Carter 1977–1981; Foreign policy advisor to the then US President Barack Obama
literature
- Leopold Freiherr von Ledebur : Adelslexikon der Prussischen Monarchy , Volume 1, Berlin 1855, p. 113 .
- Johann Siebmacher : J. Siebmacher's great book of arms - the arms of the Prussian nobility (volume 14). 1973, Neustadt ad Aisch.
- Benno von Winckler (1869): The nationalities of Pomerania , Verlag Wendt, Hirschberg.