Z dziejów wielkopolskiej linii rodu Klejna z Wiesiółki
The history of the greater Poland line of a family Klejna in Wiesiółka village
Author(s): Piotr Klejna-WendtSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Archaeology, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Theology and Religion
Published by: Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Diecezji Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskiej
Keywords: Klejna;Skrzatusz;Wiesiółka;vice colonel;the nobility;officers;burgrave;the Greater Poland;foreign troops;dragoon;Wałcz;Turno;Jastrowie;Frederick the Great;Szwander;
Summary/Abstract: A history of German family Klein, coming from Mecklenburg, began in the Greater Poland in1652 when a captain of Ludwik Weiher’s dragoons, Georg Klein [later known as Jerzy Klejna]married Anna Eufrozyna Simon, a daughter of Martin Simon – a mayor of Wałcz. The articledescribes the fate of the family settled in the village Wiesiółka near Skrzatusz, which was givento Lieutenant Colonel Jerzy Klejna by the King Jan Kazimierz with both the coat of arms andthe rights of the nobility. It was all granted for his contribution in the field of battle in 1666. Theproperty had been passed to the Colonel’s sons and grandsons for four generations. The lastpossessor of the assets was Anna Szwander of Klejna who sold patrimony in 1808. Thus sheended the history of the family Klejna in Wiesiółka.
Journal: Rocznik Skrzatuski
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 125-139
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish