The Lubomirski’s is a
powerful magnate family of the arms Srzeniava, who have come to the history of Podillia
and Bratslavshchina of XVIII century as the owners of "Coast of Dniester".
The arms Srzeniava - on the red field there is a white river, which twists on the deformed
line from the right top to the bottom of the left corner. Under a helmet and a crown,
between two pipes, on each of which there are four bells, a lion comes out. The
Lubomirski’s became known in political circles of Rich Pospoplita at the end of XV -
beginning of XVI centuries, when Felix Lubomirskiy founded so-called prince branch of the
family. His grandson Sebastian was the first among the Lubomirski’s to become the
senator, then he became related to the Konetspolski’s
and in 1592 he received a title of the count "of Sacred Roman empire" in
Vishnevtsi - the old fatherland of the Kmity’s.
In the middle of XVII century the Lubomirski’s begin to apply for serious influence in
Rich Pospolita. Ezi-Sebastian Lubomirskiy organized in 1665 the known nobiliary
"rockosh" - the open armed revolt against the king. The sons of Ezi-Sebastian
founded four lines of the Lubomirski house - Lanchutska, Janovetska, Zeshuvska and
Pshevorska. The representative of the Zeshuvska line - Ieronim-Avgust - soon received a
title of a great crowned hetman. His activity was directly connected with Bratslavshchina
and Podillia. In 1671 Ieronim Lubomirskiy organized on these lands the military campaign
against the army of the hetman of Right-bank Ukraine Petro Doroshenko, took Vinnitsa,
Kalnick and Mogilyov by assault. Then he was elected as the military representative to the
Sejm from knights near Bratslav. In a year Ieronim Lubomirskiy fought against turkish
forces of the sultan Magomet IV, which have intruded on the lands of Podillia. A
considerable place in Podollian history is occured by the representatives of Lanchutska
branch of the family of Lubomirski, especially Anoniy and Stanislav, who actively bought
up grounds in Pridnistrovie. The last one was a rather picturesque figure. Stanislav
Lubomirskiy (1704-1793) lived in epoch of decline of Rich Pospolita, and the methods of
his activity completely corresponded to that period. In particular, by deciding to
appropriate huge possession, which remained after the Konetspolski’s, he did not stop
before the real swindle, and the territory of Smilianshchina was taken from the
competitors by force. In 1764 S. Lubomirskiy became the governor of Bratslav. Considerable
possession of Podillia belonged to Martin Lubomirskiy from Janovetska branch of the
family. He posessed the Bar province - one of those boundary provinces, which always was a
tidbit for steppe nomads. And though Martin Lubomirskiy lived in XVIII century and it was
impossible for him to be at war on a steppe boundary, he left a trace in history as a real
adventurer (an adventurer with the shoulder-straps of lieutenant-general of the crown army
– an interesting combination!). Unlike many magnate families, the family of Lubomirski
didn't end. On the contrary, in later times, in XIX century, it gave the world many
significant scientists, public figures and musicians. Among them - composers Kazimir and
Vladislav Lubomirski, archaeologist Genrick Lubomirskiy, historian Jan Tadeush
Lubomirskiy, a poet and philanthropist Edvard Lubomirskiy.