Sienieńskis, Dębno coat of arms (Lublin line of the family) in 16th and 17th centuries

Abstract

The well-known, senatorial Sienieński family, Dębno coat of arms has not yet received a reliable genealogical study. The few attempts at presenting the genealogy of this family should be considered unsuccessful. They are full of all sorts errors and distortions. The article, written on the basis of extensive archival research, presents the genealogy of the least known Lublin Sienieński line. The author identified and described the lives of several dozen descendants of Wiktoryn Sienieński (died before 1556). He corrected and completed the biographical data of two representatives of this lineage who had biographies in Polski słownik biograficzny – the Lublin castellan Zbigniew (died 1633) and titular Maronite bishop Dominik (died 1743). He meticulously traced the marriages concluded by the members of the Sienieński family. He also presented their material status, as well as the most important facts from the lives of the most significant representatives of this family line. He also made some remarks of a more general nature. He drew attention to the fact that the peak of the splendor of the Sienieński family from Lublin voivodeship fell in the first half of the 17th century. In the second half of this century, their importance and position suddenly collapsed. The distribution of landed property among nine men alive at that time led to their relative impoverishment. The Sienieńskis also gradually lost their possessions. At the end of 17th century, they no longer owned any property in Lublin voivodeship.