Krasiński family

The House of Krasiński (plural: Krasińscy) is an old Polish noble family, whose members held the title of Count in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, granted to them on 29 June 1856 by Franz Joseph I. The name is derived from the village of Krasne in Masovia. The family traces its origins to the 14th century. Its members have been landowners and politically active in Masovia, Lithuania, and Galicia, now in Poland. The Krasiński family has produced officers, politicians (including voivodes of Poland and members of the Senate of Poland), and bishops. One of the most renowned members of the Krasiński family is the 19th-century poet Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three Bards.