The House of Czetwertyński or Chetvertynsky is a Polish princely family of Ruthenian origin that was founded in modern-day Volhynia within the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, now Ukraine. The family takes its name from the village of Chetvertnia, Lutsk county, in modern-day Manevychi Raion, Volyn Oblast.
Palace in Żołudek
Czetwertyńsk Palace in Grodno
Uruski Palace in Warsaw, inherited in 1931 from Countess Maria Uruska , youngest child of Count Seweryn Uruski, Sas coat of arms (1817–1890); the palace now forms the University of Warsaw
Princely houses of Poland and Lithuania
The princely houses of Poland and Lithuania differed from other princely houses in Europe. Most importantly, Polish nobility (szlachta) could not be granted nobility titles by the Polish kings in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Therefore, the title of prince either dated to the times before the Union of Lublin, which created the Commonwealth in 1569, or was granted to some nobles by foreign kings. Due to the longstanding history of common statehood, some noble families often described as "Polish" actually originated in Grand Duchy of Lithuania and are of Lithuanian or Ruthenian descent. Some houses are more correctly described as being of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
King of Poland in tournament attire, ca. 1433-1435
Image: POL COA Lubomirski (RGB color)
Image: Hohenzollern herb rodowy
Image: Herb Korybut
