Sieniawski

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The noble coat of arms of the Sieniawski family, Leliwa community of crests

Sieniawski is the name of a family of magnates of the Polish Szlachta who belonged to the Leliwa coat of arms . The feminine form of the name is Sieniawska .

At the time of the Kingdom of Poland and Poland-Lithuania , the Sieniawskis provided several prominent statesmen who held various state offices, for example they were hetmans , voivods or castellans .

Sieniawski is a family name that may refer to:

  • Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski (1645–1683), Polish general (field hetman of the Polish crown) and state official (voivode, Starost, Sejmmarschall, high-banner bearer, court marshal and great guardian of the Polish crown);
  • Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski (1666–1726), Polish general (field and grand master of the Polish crown) and civil servant (voivode, starost, castellan);