The House of Leszczyński (plural: Leszczyńscy, feminine form: Leszczyńska) was a prominent Polish noble family. They were magnates in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The Leszczyński family was a magnate family. In 1473 (and not in 1476), Rafał Leszczyński obtained from Emperor Frederick III the title of count. This title was conferred on "the entire family". The last representative of the main family, Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and later Duke of Lorraine, died in 1766.
The family name derives from Leszczyna, now a suburb of Leszno, Greater Poland. The Leszczyński family obtained the title of count of Leszno in the Holy Roman Empire. The family had its greatest importance in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when they were ardent supporters of Calvinism and turned their estates of Leszno and Baranów Sandomierski into major centres of the Polish Reformed Church.
Coat of arms and motto
The Leszczyński family used the Clan Wieniawa arms, and their motto was Qui Lescynsciorum genus ignorat, Poloniae ignorat.
Rafał Leszczyński (died 1441), Podkomorzy of Kalisz, general starost of Wielkopolska, progenitor of the Leszczyński family
Rafał Leszczyński (c. 1526-1592), Voivode of Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship and castellan of Śrem
Wacław Leszczyński (1576–1628), Voivode of Kalisz Voivodship, Great Chancellor of the Crown
Rafał Leszczyński (1579–1636), Voivode of Belz Voivodship, leader of Polish Calvinists
Jan Leszczyński (1603-1678), Great Chancellor of the Crown
Wacław Leszczyński (1605–1666), Bishop of Warmia, Primate of Poland
Przecław Leszczyński (1605-1670), Voivode of Dorpat Voivodship
Andrzej Leszczyński (1606–1651), Palatine of Dorpat Voivodship
Andrzej Leszczyński (1608–1658), Primate of Poland, Great Chancellor of the Crown
Bogusław Leszczyński (1614–1659), Grand Treasurer and Deputy Chancellor of the Crown
Jan Leszczyński (died 1657), Bishop of Kijów
Samuel Leszczyński (1637-1676), poet, Voivode of Dorpat Voivodship
Rafał Leszczyński (1650–1703), Grand Treasurer of the Crown
Stanisław Leszczyński, (1677–1766), King of Poland and later Duke of Lorraine, married Catherine Opalińska
Maria Leszczyńska, (1703–1768), Queen of France, married to Louis XV of France
Among the descendants of Stanisław Leszczyński were four Kings of France and Navarre, two Kings of the Two Sicilies, two Kings of Etruria, two Kings of Italy (simultaneously one Emperor of Ethiopia and one King of the Albanians), six Kings and one Queen of Spain, two Emperors of Brazil (simultaneously one King of Portugal and Algarve), five Kings and one Queen of Portugal and Algarve, one Emperor of Austria (simultaneously one King of Hungary), five Kings of Saxony, four Kings of Belgium, one King of Bavaria, two Tsars of Bulgaria, three Kings of Romania, one King of Yugoslavia, two Princes of Lichtenstein, two Grand Dukes and two Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, several Queen consorts and several titular Kings.
Stanisław Leszczyński, married Catherine Opalińska
Maria Leszczyńska, married Louis XV of France
Louise Élisabeth of France, married Philip, Duke of Parma
Princess Isabella of Parma, married Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, married Maria Amalia of Austria
Princess Carolina of Parma, married Prince Maximilian of Saxony (descendant of King John III Sobieski)
Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799–1832)
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
John of Saxony
Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
Margherita of Savoy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Umberto II of Italy
Giovanna of Italy
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Albert of Saxony
George, King of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867–1944)
Charles I of Austria
Otto von Habsburg
Maria Josepha Amalia, Queen of Spain
Louis, King of Etruria
Charles II, Duke of Parma
Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain
Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Miguel I of Portugal
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium
Leopold III of Belgium
Baudouin of Belgium
Albert II of Belgium
Philippe of Belgium , married to Queen Mathilde of Belgium, the daughter of Countess Anna Maria Komorowska (the current reigning King of Belgium)
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (the current reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg)
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (the current reigning Prince of Liechtenstein)
Pedro I of Brazil
Pedro II of Brazil
Maria II of Portugal
Pedro V of Portugal
Luís I of Portugal
Carlos I of Portugal
Manuel II of Portugal
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
Ferdinand I of Romania
Carol II of Romania
Maria of Yugoslavia
Peter II of Yugoslavia
Michael I of Romania
Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Isabella II of Spain
María Isabella of Spain
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Felipe VI of Spain (the current reigning King of Spain)
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Francis, Duke of Cádiz
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Louis Ferdinand
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVII of France
Louis XVIII of France
Charles X of France
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois
Robert I, Duke of Parma
Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
Boris III of Bulgaria
