Walewski
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thumb|Coat of arms of Count Colonna-Walewski thumb|200px|right|Aleksander Colonna-Walewski thumb|200px|right|Maria Walewska; portrait by [[François Gérard]] thumb|200px|right|Michał Walewski; portrait byJózef Pitschmann (1788) The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from Walewice in Łęczyca Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.
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thumb|Coat of arms of Count Colonna-Walewski thumb|200px|right|Aleksander Colonna-Walewski thumb|200px|right|Maria Walewska; portrait by [[François Gérard]] thumb|200px|right|Michał Walewski; portrait byJózef Pitschmann (1788) The Walewski family (plural: Walewscy, feminine form: Walewska) was an influential Polish noble family which originated from Walewice in Łęczyca Land, firstly mentioned in 1382.
==History== The family issued 15 senators in the First Polish Republic (1574-1795), one senator of the Polish Kingdom (1819-1831), 4 Knights of the Order of the White Eagle, 4 Knights of the Order of Virtuti Militari in the Napoleonic era and 2 during the November Uprising 1830–31, 1 Knight of Malta and 3 canonesses of Warsaw.