Ossoliński
The House of Ossoliński was a Polish aristocratic family from the Lesser Poland region. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Ossolińska is the form for a female family member.
History
The Ossolińskis were a magnate family. They appeared in the historical annals at the beginning of the 14th century. The progenitor of the family was, son of Great Marshal of the Crown and castellan of Kraków Nawoj of Tęczyn. Jan was the main heir of the property that Nawoj left after his death. Due to the tradition in medieval Poland, he started to use the surname derived from the main family seat, the in Ossolin, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.Chancellor of the Crown">Chancellor (Poland)">Chancellor of the Crown Jerzy Ossoliński was granted a hereditary princely title by Pope Urban VIII in 1633. He also received a similar title, Reichsfürst, from the Emperor Ferdinand II in 1634. Another title was granted to Jerzy's cousin Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński by Louis XV, King of France, in 1736. Both titles became extinct in 1790. Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński's famous library assembled in Vienna was transferred to Lwów, where he had located the Ossoliński Institute in 1817.
Image:Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński
Members
- Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński, Podkomorzy, voivode
- Krzysztof Ossoliński Podkomorzy, Podstoli, voivode
- Jerzy Ossoliński, Great Crown Chancellor
- Helena Tekla Ossolińska, was married to Aleksander Michał Lubomirski
- Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński Grand Chancellor
- Anna Teresa Ossolińska, was married to Stanisław Potocki
- Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, founder of the Ossoliński Institute
- Józef Kajetan Ossoliński, castellan, senator
- Maksymilian Ossoliński, Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and politician. He was Chamberlain of Sandomierz, Treasurer of the Crown Court, Castellan of Czersk and Starost of Biecz and Malbork.