%0 Journal Article
%T Triumphus meritorum gentilitio. Creation of the service and ancestry of Franciszek Wielopolski (1670–1732)
%A Stankiewicz, Aleksander
%J Krakowski Rocznik Archiwalny
%V 2016
%R 10.4467/12332135KRA.16.002.15048
%N XXII
%P 22-70
%K propaganda, Franciszek Wielopolski, genealogy, sigillography, heraldry
%@ 1233-2135
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/krakowski-rocznik-archiwalny/article/triumphus-meritorum-gentilitio-kreacja-zaslug-i-pochodzenia-franciszka-wielopolskiego-1670-1732
%X This article is dedicated to the work behind creating the image of Franciszek Wielopolski, Count of Pieskowa Skala, the first of the Pinczow dynasty, who took the name Marquess Gonzaga-Myszkowski. Understanding the levels of manipulation in the area of genealogy and heraldry used by the magnate is possible in the context of the deeds of the Wielopolski family, who, thanks to appropriate marriages in the 17th century, obtained a significantly high status. The best proof of this is probably the rapid career of Franciszek’s father, Jan, who held the position of the Grand Chancellor and, through marriage to the sister of Queen Marysieńki, became a relative of John III Sobieski. Franciszek did not have such a rapid career as his father, however, using his achievements and those of his predecessors, he reconstructed the acts of his family, calling on the alleged kinship between the Wielopolski and Szafraniec families, as well as the heritage of the Komorowski family, the counts of Żywiec. When he became a Senate Clerk, he received the duty of representing the Pinczow Triumphus meritorum gentilitio. This was the next opportunity to reconstruct his image as the descendent of a distinguished family, and also as a relative of one of the most significant Italian families. Discussion of these changes is based on analysis of stored documents, family crests and works of art.