Mielecki
Mielecki (plural: Mieleccy, feminine form: Mielecka) was a family of knights, a branch of the Gryffin Clan. The founders and former owners of the City of Mielec.[1]
Gryf coat of arms of the Mielecki family
History
It is believed that their progenitor could be Pawlik z Mielec, mentioned in 1224. The first documented ancestor was Jakub Trestka, castellan of Brzesc in 1334. The Mielecki of Gryf family line died out in 1771.
Notable members
- Stanislaw z Mielca, Royal Rotmistrz, castellan of Połaniec, married Elżbieta Tęczyńska h. Topór[2]
- Jan Mielecki, Grand Marshal of the Crown, married Anna Koła h. Junosza
- Mikołaj Mielecki, Voivode of Podole and Grand Hetman of the Crown, married Elżbieta Radziwiłł h. Trąby
- Zofia Mielecka, married Prince Szymon Olelkowicz Słucki h. Pogoń Litewska and Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz h. Kościesza
- Mikołaj Mielecki, Voivode of Podole and Grand Hetman of the Crown, married Elżbieta Radziwiłł h. Trąby
- Jan Mielecki, Grand Marshal of the Crown, married Anna Koła h. Junosza
Coat of arms
The family used the Gryf coat of arms.
Bibliography
- Rodzina, herbarz szlachty polskiej, t. XI, Warszawa 1914
References
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