House of Sapieha
Also known as Sapieha family
thumb|Lew Sapieha, the most prominent member of the family thumb|Jan Fryderyk Sapieha 200px|thumb|Adam Stefan Sapieha – Archbishop of [[Kraków.]] The House of Sapieha is a Polish–Lithuanian noble and magnate family of Ruthenian origin, descending from the medieval boyars of Smolensk and Polotsk. The family acquired great influence and wealth in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 16th century.
Key facts
- Family.name
- Sapieha
- Family.crest
- POL COA Sapieha alt.svg
- Family.crest_size
- 250px
- Family.caption
- Princely arms of the family (1858–59)
- Family.region
- Poland and Lithuania
- Family.members
- Lew SapiehaEustachy Sapieha
- Family.estate
- Sapieha Palace in WarsawSapieha Palace in LvivSapieha Palace in VilniusRuzhany Palace
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- Coat of arms
- Notable members
- Palaces
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- References
thumb|Lew Sapieha, the most prominent member of the family thumb|Jan Fryderyk Sapieha 200px|thumb|Adam Stefan Sapieha – Archbishop of [[Kraków.]] The House of Sapieha is a Polish–Lithuanian noble and magnate family of Ruthenian origin, descending from the medieval boyars of Smolensk and Polotsk. The family acquired great influence and wealth in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 16th century.
==History== The first confirmed records of the Sapieha family date back to the 15th century, when Semen Sopiha () was mentioned as a writer (scribe) of the then King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Casimir IV Jagiellon () for the period of 1441–49. Semen had two sons, and .