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JORDAN ROZWADOWSKI FAMILY
HONIATYN Line
Wiktor Leander Jordan Rozwadowski (*1812 +1848), ż. Emilia Szymanowska
- Tomisław Jordan Rozwadowski (*1841 +1920), ż. Melania Rulikowska
- Tadeusz (*1866 +1928), ż. Maria Komorowska
- Melania (*1898 +1978), m. Władysław Horodyski
- Józef (*1901 +1968), ż: Iris ...
- Melania, m. Brensons
- Calia, m. van Dyk
- Kazimierz (*1905 +1911)
- Samuel (*1867 +1915), ż: Wilma Tauber
- Eugenia (*1903 +1903)
- Maria (*1904 +1982), m. Ernst Pieta
- Elizabeth .....
- Ernst (*1938+2010), ż….
- Annette
- Katharin.
- Aleksander ( *1906 +1942), ż. Frederika v.Kellersberg
- Hedwig(Jadwiga) (*1911 +….), m. Franz Ehrenhofer
- Franz (*.... +2008) ż. Elfi.....
- Thomas
- Barbara
- Josef, ż. Andrea ….
- Maria
- Andreas
- Christina m. Langer-Hansel
- Sophie
- Valerie
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- Wiktor (*1868 +1940), ż. Anna v.Seckendorf-Gudend
- Maria (*1987 +1961), m. Kazmierz Zuber
- Kazimierz (*1930 +2002), ż. Urszula Kuhn
- Andrzej (*1933+20011), ż. Aurelia ....
- Antoni (*1889 +1920)
- Zofia (*1899 +1975), Kazimerz Grocholski
- Roman (*1920 +2009), ż. Maria-Ludwika Rozwadowska
- Edward (*1901-1930)
- Andrzej (*1902 +1902)
- Wanda (*1905 +1994), m. Stefan Zachwieja
- Jan (*1930 +1930)
- Tadeusz (*1933 +1979), ż. Zofia Grodzińska
- Anna, m. Aleksander Baranowski
- Helena
- Zygmunt
- Andrzej, ż. Katarzyna Pluta
- Tomasz
- Krzysztof
- Maria, m. Jerzy Wala
- Katarzyna, m. Marcin Mańkowski,
- Ksenia m.Lawrence Northome-Ball
- Aleksy
- Aleksandra, m. Wojciech Rozwadowski
- Józef, ż: Kinga Preibisz
- Antoni
- Jan
- Jakub
- Wanda
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Victor Jordan Rozwadowski’s life, and history of his descendants.
I would like today to introduce Victor Rozwadowski, the youngest son of Tomisław, and his
descendants. Firstly however, I would like to say something about his father who started the Honiatyń line.
He was the oldest son of Victor-Leander and Emilia Szymanowska. His brothers were; Tadeusz,
Bartłomiej and Franciszek.
Tomisław was born in 1841 in Rożyska, he passed away in 1920, and is buried in Babin. His primary
education was started in Lwów. His military education was provided in Hanisburg, Kraków-Lobzow, and in
Wiener Neustadt, His education was interrupted due to the war in 1856 between Austria and Italy. The cost of
his soldier’s equipment was borne by Rozwadowski and Obertyński family. He participated in the Soferino
battle.
Due to the Austrian government repressions Tomisław’s father sold estate the Rożyska estate to Kazimierz
Grocholski. In the middle of nineteenth century the Babin estate was bought from Golejewski family, and since
that time it’s the main residence of Rozwadowski family. After his father dead, Tomisław began to live there,
and ran the estate.
In 1865 Tomisław married Melania Rulikowska, and soon their sons Tadeusz, Samuel and Victor were
born in Babin. A few years later he with his brothers shared among themselves all the estates they owned, and
finally Tomisław bought Honiatyń and Oszczów from his wife’s family. These estates were in the Russian
sector of partitioned Poland. Honiatyń was situated near the Russia and Austrian borders. He managed these
estates very well. He and his family spent a lot of time there, however they still held the Austrian citizenship
He helped the Greco-catholic people who were repressed by the Russian government due to their religious
belief to enter illegally in Austrian sector of partitioned Poland. As a result of this illegal activity Tomisław and
his family were expelled from the sector of partitioned Poland by Russia, and his estates were confiscated.
Being very open minded person, who spoke fluently in the main European languages, he was at first a member
of Parliament in Lwów from the Sokal area, and later on, to the state Council in Vienna. He participated in
several duels due to his impetuous character. He also inherited the fondness of risk of hazard from the ancestors
on his mother’s side. Due his political activity as a Member of the State Parliament he visited Vienna very often,
and because of his hopes to recover losses due to his estates confiscated in Russia he played in the Jokey Club.
One time at play when he lost a large sum of money, he had sold the rest of his property to pay his debts, and
thus his political career was ended.
Tomisław’s oldest son - Tadeusz – the General – the history of his life and activity is well known and
described in detail by Mr. M. Patelski.
The middle son – Samuel – the professional soldier – he and his descendants’ history were
introduced by Christine and Ernie in 2009.
The youngest son – Victor, my grandfather, had his primary education in Lwów next in MarishWiesenkirchen, and after that he graduated from Technical Soldiers’ Academy in Vienna. Later on, he
graduated from the Equestrian School. In 1896 he married Anna, Baronesse von Seckendorf-Gudend. He,
as a professional soldier was transferred to Varazdyn in Croatia where he stayed in a garrison until 1902.
Between 1902 – 1906 he and his brother Samuel were in service in Brody.
In 1906 according to the last will of Baronet Czechowicz and his wife, related to the Komorowski and
the Rulikowski families Victor and his brothers inherited estates; Glinna, Złoczówka, Karpiniec,
Chorobrów and Chorościec. Brothers shared the inherited estates, Victor took over Glinna, paid off the
Samuel’s part, and assured his father’s annuity. He resigned from the army, and began to run the estate.
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In nineteenth century Glinna near Zborów was a famous among European antiques’ lovers because of
its round salon. In its corners were placed very rich carved cupboards from “cabinet de travail” of Ludwig
XVI King of France. These cupboards were bought in Paris just after France Revolution, and were brought
to Glinna by Count Komorowski who was the owner of Glinna at this estate at the time. At the end of
nineteenth century baronet Czechowicz sold them, to Mr. Boni de Castelane who was married to an
American millionaires from the Gould family.
When the WW1 started, Victor was called back to the army, to run the hospital for wounded horses. In
1914 Glinna was destroyed. Anna with her three daughters and son Edward escaped to Lwów thus saving
their lives. Later, Victor rebuild the estates, but in 1918 while Soviet Army attacked Polish eastern
territory and in the area of Lwów, Glinna was completely destroyed again. In 1920 his older son Antoni
died. Victor decided to retire from the army, the Glinna’s land was sold to the government for subdivision,
and he bought a villa w Lwów in Poniński Street.*/
In 1929 Victor with his son Edward went to Mexico where he bought a piece of land, which had
probable the oil-bearing potential. He left his son Edward in Mexico. When he returned to Lwów, he
received the information that Edward had died there. In the span of ten years Victor lost two sons.
In 1961 his grandson Roman Grocholski received from the former ambassador of Poland to Mexico
the information regarding this transaction, and he began to investigate mattes further. He discovered that
Mexican law states that if taxes are not paid on property for a period of thirty years, the government has
the right to take the ownership. It turned out to be oil-bearing land, but unfortunately, 31 years had passed
from the transaction’s date.
Living in Lwów, Victor was very involved in the family genealogy. He looked for family documents
in multiple archives, and he collected them avidly. He co-operated close in this matter with Adam
Rozwadowski by sending him his discoveries.
In 1940 when the Soviet Army conquered Lwów, Victor with his wife Anna, daughter Zofia
Grocholska, and his grandson Roman were deported to the East of Soviets. Anna, Zofia and Roman were
found themselves in Kustanay in Kazakhstan. Victor was separated from his family. In 1994 his name was
found on the newly relased lists of victims murdered by Soviets in Katyń/Starobielsk in 1940 alongside
with Jan Władysław Rozwadowski, colonel (from the Tuchów line).**/ The large family archives
collected by his grandfather Victor Leander, his father Tomisław and himself were destroyed and forever
lost.
His wife Anna died in Kustanay,Kazakhstan in 1943.
*/ Later on, he sold this home in course to help his brother Tadeusz to help him to fulfill his financial
obligation.
**/ Victor was honored by Virttuti Militari among other victim murdered in Katyn , and other unkown
places in 1976 – by Kazimierz Sabbath – the President of Poland on Exile.
Victor Rozwadowski and Anna v. Seckendorf-Gudend children.
Maria- the oldest daughter was born in 1897 in Vaduz in the home of Liechtenstein of Anna’s
relatives. In 1917 she her started to study on the agronomy faculty at the Jagiellonian University in
Kraków, but in 1918 her education was terminated due to the war. She was honored by “Orlęta”due to her
job as a nurse in the rail truck’s hospital running between Lwow and Przemyśl. She took care of her
grandfather Tomisław until his death in 1920. Later, she was enrolled into University School of Nurses in
Kraków, from which she graduated. In 1929 and married to Kazimierz Zuber the son of Rudolf Zuber
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geologist and professor of Lwów University. While the WW2 exploded, she was with her sons Kazimierz
and Andrzej in Rożyska on holiday. Her husband, also a geologist and who worked of Polish intelligence
security left Poland. In 1943 she and her sons moved from Lwów to Kraków, where they started to live
with her youngest sister, Wanda. She worked as the register nurse in Kraków, and passed away in 1961.
Her sons;
Kazimierz – born in Lwów. Educated in Kraków, then he was enrolled at the Military Signalers
School. After the graduation he continued to study in the Military Technical Academy in Warszawa where
he worked as an engineer. He died in 2002 at the age of 73.
Andrzej – born in Milan, Italy. After he completed his primary education from school in Kraków, he
started to work and studying Geology, and after that Geophysics at the Akademy Mining and Metallurgy.
He won several national awards competing in chess. After his graduation he worked in the physics faculty
at this same University. In 1965 he defended his Ph. D. thesis in technical sciences. After transferring to
the Institute of Nuclear Physics he cooperated closely with the Faculty of Hydrogeology of the Academy
of Mining and Metallurgy. In 1980 he became a professor. The author of multiple publications of using
isotopes in hydrogeology which brought enormous economical effects for countries for which he worked.
Also as the expert of AIEA, and professor he worked at universities in Kenya and Brasil, and as the
lecturer on several AIEA courses in Thailand, Mexico, India, and Poland. He received the highest national
awards for his scientific work. In 2000 he was invited as the member of Polish Academy of Learning
(PAU) - the corporation of the best polish scientists. During his retirement he worked for the Institute of
Geology in Krakow. He passed away in 2011 in his 78 years of age.
Antoni- born in 1898 in Varazdyn, Croatia. He studied at the Military School in Wiener Neustadt. He
was in Glinna on his holidays when in 1914 the Russia army attacked Polish territory. He stayed there with
his grandfather Tomisław, trying to defend this estate from being destroying it. As a volunteer he jointed
the army in 1918 to defend Lwów. For his activity in this war he was honored by “Orlęta”. Being in the
hospitalized due to malaria, he felt ill with typhoid also, and died in 1920. He is buried in Baranowicze.
Zofia – She was born in 1899 in Varazdyn, educated in Lwów, and Kraków. In 1918 she started to
work as a nurse in the hospital on rail truck. Honored by ”Orlęta” for this work. She took care of her
brother Antoni until his death. In 1921 she married Kazimierz Grocholski – decorated by the Virtutti
Militari for the war 1919-1920.
He was the owner of the Rożyska estate. In 1940 her husband was murdered by Soviet security in Lwów.
She, her mother Anna and her son Roman were deported to Kazakhstan. After six years of soviet prisons
due of her refusal to sign a soviet citizienship Zofia was released and sent to Szczecin, Poland. In 1958 she
moved to Canada to be near her son Roman. She died in 1975 and laid to rest in Toronto.
Her son Roman -was born in 1922 in Rożyska. Until 1939 he was in the Jesuit school in Chyrów.
While deported in Kazakhstan he worked as a driver for two years. He left the Soviets territory with the
Anders’ Army. In England he worked for the air forces. After WW2 he graduated from the University of
London in economics. He moved to Canada where he worked in Montreal, and in Toronto. He married
Maria the daughter of Jerzy Rozwadowski, and they moved to the US. In Detroit they lived for nine years.
During his time while was working, he graduated at the University of Michigan in the industrial
administration. For the next twenty years he lived with his wife in Chicago, working as an economistcomputer programmer. When he retired they moved to Sarasota, Florida where he died in 2009
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Edward – Born in Varazdyn in1901, educated in Lwów. As a volunteer he joined the Polish Army.
For his activity during the war 1918-1920 he was decorated by Virtutti Military. In 1929 he went to
Mexico with his father, where he died in 1930 due to a complication from typhoid. He laid to rest there.
Wanda - Born in Brody in 1905.In her early years she raised up together with Maria, Samuel’s
daughter. He, at that time was in garrison in Brody. She graduated from University School of Nurses in
Kraków. She married Stefan Zachwieja an engineer, who until 1939 was the president of steel mill
“Zygmunt” on Silesia, We lived here near the Polish/German border. While the WW2 was started my
parents with us escaped from Silesia to Kraków. My father was killed in the third day of WW2, while he
was in the train with industrial utilities evacuated into deeper Polish territory. He was 37 years of age.
During WW2 my mother worked as the nurses’ instructor for underground Polish Army (AK). According
to the german occupant’s rules established in 1941 Polish citizen who had some family members with
relatives linked to German or Austrian families, were forced to change their citizenship from Polish to
German (the Volkslist). Because of my grandmother’s German maiden name, and her very well known
Austrian family name, my mother with the help of Adam Rozwadowski and his daughter Urszula falsified
it, to avoid this disgraceful act. After WW2 my mother worked as a registered nurse. She died in 1994 in
Kraków. They three children are;
All three Victor’s daughters - Maria, Zofia and Wanda had had a very hard life since 1939.
Tadeusz - graduated from the Faculty of Metallurgy of the Academy of Minning and Metallurgy in
Krakow. He worked in steel industry, and after at the Institute of the Advanced Technology. In 1975 he
defended his Ph. D. thesis in technical
sciences. He married Zofia Grodzińska – she is now the retired
professor the Jagiellonian University. My brother passed away in 1979 at the age of 45. They rised up two
children;
Anna – She graduated from the Pedagogic Faculty and the History of the Fine Art at the
Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She worked as a conservateur on Wawel castle, and also as an English
language lecturer. When she married Aleksander Baranowski - an engineer, she moved to
Gdańsk. At the present time, she still works on her Ph.D. thesis of the fine art, and as an English
language lecturer. They have two children; Helena(8) and Zygmunt(5)
Andrzej – He graduated from AGH. He now works as the computer-programmer. His wife
Katarzyna Pluta – is a Medical doctor with a Ph.D. in medicine specialist in nefrology. They have two
boys; Tomasz (12) and Krzysztof(7).
Maria – Graduated form the Academy of Fine Art in Kraków from faculties of the Artistic Painting
and Pedagogic. She worked as chief of the studio of the art painting for children. She got married to Jerzy
Wala - an engineer, who is known for his passion for mountains climbing and cartography. Maria’s works
are presented on multiple expositions in Poland and abroad. Even now she is a very active in the artistic
community in Kraków. They three children;
Katarzyna – She began to study philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, but soon
after went to the US. She got married to Marcin Mankowski -a biologist. Now, they live in Boston, US. In
Greece, she learns how to paint pravoslavs’ icons, and until today she doing it successfully. They have two
children;
Ksenia – born in Boston, US. She graduated from the Oxford University in UK. Now
she works on her Ph.D thesis on politology.She married Lawrence Northmore-Ball – a lawyer, and Aleksy
– born in Boston, US. Now, he graduated with honor in the economy and statistic from the Rochester
College in the US.
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Aleksandra – Graduated with the honors from the Academy of Fine Art in Kraków. She
married Wojciech Rozwadowski. At the present time, she lives in Kraków working as the designer.
Józef – Graduated from the Faculty of Geodesy at AGH in Kraków. Now, he lives in
Warszawa and works as a computer programmer. With his wife Kinga Preibisz – a biologist, they rise up
three boys; Antoni(12), Jan(6) and Jakub(2).
Wanda – I graduated from the Faculty of Metallurgy at AGH in Kraków. I worked in the steel
industry, at the Institute of Nuclear Research in Warsaw, and finally as a professional engineer metallurgist in the American aircraft industry in Canada (Boeing) and Honeywell. Now, I am now retired.
prepared by Wanda Zachwieja