Epitafium chorążego warszawskiego Franciszka Konstantego Mokronoskiego jako wyraz jego społecznych ambicji
THE EPITAPH OF THE WARSAW STANDARD-BEARER FRANCISZEK KONSTANTY MOKRONOSKI AS AN EXPRESSION OF HIS SOCIAL AMBITIONS

Summary/Abstract: The text outlines the paths of social advancement pursued by the noble Mokronoski family, whichsettled in Mazovia and Warsaw in the early seventeenth century and reached the height of itsprominence in the second half of the eighteenth century. At that time, its leading representative,Andrzej Mokronoski, became, among other distinctions, a lieutenant general, Voivode ofMazovia, and brother-in-law to King Stanisław August. Meanwhile, his nephew, StanisławMokronoski, rose to the rank of general, became a hero of the Kościuszko Uprising, and marriedMaria Sanguszko. The groundwork for these achievements had been laid by their ancestors,particularly Andrzej’s father, the Warsaw standard-bearer Franciszek Konstanty Mokronoski(d. 1733). Their efforts included securing the patronage of the royal court and powerful magnatefamilies, maintaining significant political and military activity, and establishing foundations forchurches, as well as attending carefully to posthumous commemoration. The latter objectivewas served by the commissioning of epitaphs in churches in Warsaw and Grodzisk Mazowiecki.The article devotes particular attention to the epitaph of Franciszek Konstanty Mokronoski inthe Franciscan church in Warsaw’s New Town, interpreting it as evidence of the family’s socialambitions.

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