Szeptycki family
| Szeptycki Шептицькі | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | |
| Country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Current region | Ukraine, Poland |
| Founded | May 12, 1469 |
| Founder | Fiodor Szeptycki |
| Historic seat | Szeptyce (Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Titles | Count of the Austria-Hungary empire (from 1871) |
| Connected families | Starowieyski, Fredo, Wiśniowiecki, Ledóchowski |
Szeptycki (in Polish spelling; or Шептицькі (Sheptytsky) in Ukrainian spelling) was a major noble family in Ruthenia (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, later Austria-Hungary, Poland and Ukraine). The family was related to a number of other noble families, such as the Wiśniowiecki, the Ledóchowski and the Fredro.
Originally Eastern Orthodox, some time after 1596 the family joined the Greek Catholic Church following the Union of Brest.
From the 16th century, the family's members started to acquire important offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, especially in ecclesiastical orders (Greek Catholic Church and Catholic Church). In 1871, the family received the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire. Around that time, the family became increasingly polonized and converted preponderantly to the Roman Catholic faith.
Notable 20th-century members included the Austro-Hungarian and then Polish general Stanisław Szeptycki, and Ukrainian monk and blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky and Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky.
The family continues to be active and has created a foundation (Fundacja Rodu Szeptyckich), seated in Warszawa, Poland.