Czartoryski
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The House of Czartoryski (feminine form: Czartoryska, plural: Czartoryscy; Lithuanian: Čartoriskiai) is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian[1]-Ruthenian[2] origin, also known as the Familia. The family, which derived their kin from the Gediminids dynasty,[3][4] by the mid-17th century had split into two branches, based in the Klevan Castle and the Korets Castle, respectively. They used the Czartoryski coat of arms and were a noble family of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.
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Czartoryski | |
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Princely House of Poland | |
Current region | Poland |
Place of origin | Czartorysk |
Members | Michał Czartoryski August Czartoryski Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Izabela Flemming |
Connected families | Sieniawski, Poniatowski, Radziwiłł |
Traditions | Familia |
Motto | Bądź co bądź (Come what may) |
Estate(s) | Czartoryski Palace |
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The Czartoryski and the Potocki were the two most influential aristocratic families of the last decades of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).[5]