Fredro (Bończa)
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The Fredro family (plural: Fredrowie, feminine form: Fredrówna or Fredrowa ) was an old Polish noble family originated from Silesia or Moravia.
History
Firstly mentioned in 1407.[1] From the 15th until the 19th century their family seat was Pleszowice near Przemyśl. Members of the family held the title of Count in Austria, awarded to them by Francis I of Austria on 23 July 1822.[2]
Notable members
- Aleksander Fredro
- Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro
Coat of arms
The Fredro family used the Bończa coat of arms.
- Comital coat of arms
Residences
- Ruined Palace of Fredro in Wisznia
- Monument of Aleksander Fredro (formerly in Lwów, today in Wrocław)
- Tomb monument of Jan Fredro in the Cathedral of Przemyśl
- Fredro Chapel in the Cathedral of Przemyśl
- Epitafium of Aleksander Fredro in Rudky
References
Bibliography
- Poczet szlachty galicyjskiéj i bukowińskiéj. s. 63
- Jerzy Sewer Dunin-Borkowski (hrabia). Almanach błękitny: genealogia żyjących rodów polskich. 1908. s. 174.
- Kwartalnik historyczny, Tom 19. Towarzystwo Historyczne (Lwów, Poland), (Polska Akademia Nauk) 1905
- Witold Taszycki. Onomastica, Tomy 11-12
- Kazimierz Rymut. Nazwiska Polaków. t. I, (zob. Frydrych)
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