Schimonsky (noble family)

Ostoja coat of arms

Schimonsky is the name of an old Silesian noble family .

History and origin

As with many Silesian noble families, the origin of the Schimonsky family has not been conclusively clarified. In the edition of the German Nobility Lexicon, a derivation from Szymónie in the Principality of Siewiercz is favored. However, it is proven elsewhere that in the 15th century the place in question Siemonia was owned by the families Ławszowa (Strzemie family coat of arms) and Swircznaia (Nowina family coat of arms). Finally, the director of the Wroclaw State Archives, Dr. Paul Pfotenhauer , here a possible derivation from the place Simmenau in the Kreuzburg district. The family appears in Silesia for the first time in the Kreuzburg district under the spellings Siewierski, Siemonski, Simonsky, Schimonsky and also as Skalansky. The progenitor is Nikel Siewierski, mentioned in 1489 on the scale, married to Barbara von Spiegel.

coat of arms

The family carries a version of the Ostoja family coat of arms . Here: In red, a fallen, bright yellow sword between two turned away white crescent moons. On the helmet with red and white blankets three ostrich feathers red white red.

people

Gottfried Leopold von Schimonsky (* 1695 - † March 28, 1763), Dr. theol., studied in Cracow and Rome, was ordained a priest on February 17, 1718, pastor in Altcosel and Lubowitz and then archpriest of Sohrau.
Carl Josef von Schimonsky (* around 1700; † August 11, 1776), from 1743 district administrator of the Ratibor district, from 1773 director of the Upper Silesian Principality Landscape , married to Maria Eleonore Symon von Ehrenkron (1721) and then to Caroline Freiin von Gruttschreiber (1738)
Emanuel von Schimonsky (born July 23, 1752 - † December 27, 1832), Prince-Bishop of Breslau

Note: Dietrich Leberecht von Schimonsky (* August 2, 1740, † February 21, 1826), Prussian major general, does not belong to this family.

literature

Genealogical manual of the nobility , Adelslexikon Volume XII, Volume 125 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag , Limburg (Lahn) 2001, ISSN 0435-2408

Web links

Schimonsky. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 34, Leipzig 1742, column 1588.

Individual evidence

↑ See Adelslexikon , p. 439.
↑ Helena Polaczkówna: Szlachta na Swierzu biskupim w latach 1442-1790 . In: Rocznik Towarzystwa Heraldycznego , tom IV (1913), pp. 1-94.
^ Paul Pfotenhauer: The nobility of the principality of Oels in the 16th century . In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia , Vol. 21, 1887, p. 338.

[1] See Adelslexikon , p. 439.

[2] Helena Polaczkówna: Szlachta na Swierzu biskupim w latach 1442-1790 . In: Rocznik Towarzystwa Heraldycznego , tom IV (1913), pp. 1-94.

[3] Paul Pfotenhauer: The nobility of the principality of Oels in the 16th century . In: Journal of the Association for History and Antiquity of Silesia , Vol. 21, 1887, p. 338.