Taczanowski

Taczanowski (Polish plural Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Pozna? bearing the Jastrz?biec Coat of Arms. They took their name from their estate Taczanów in the 15th century and by the 19th century were among the leading magnates in partitioned-Poland. Members of the family are historically significant religious, political, scientific, and military figures. The family was granted the title of count by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1857. The Austrian branch of the family, which spells the name Dassanowsky, came to Vienna with the forces of King Jan Sobieski during the Battle of Vienna in 1683.

Notable members

Notable members include:

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• Andrzej Taczanowski, knight commander under King Sobieski
• Rafael Taczanowski, head of the Jesuit Order in Poland during the 18th century
• W?adys?aw Taczanowski, zoologist
• Maksymilian Taczanowski, landowner and magnate
• Wladislaw Taczanowski, politician; Prussian parliamentary representative
• Edmund Taczanowski, 19th century general and Polish patriot; in Italy with Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Count Alfons Anton Felix von Taczanow-Taczanowski, member of Prussian House of Lords
• Hubert Taczanowski, cinematographer