Wasielewski is the name of a German noble

German nobility

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 family

History

The Wasielewski family is Catholic and Protestant aristocracy, that commenced with Nicolaus Wasilewski recorded by King Sigismund I.

Sigismund I the Old

Sigismund I of Poland , of the Jagiellon dynasty, reigned as King of Poland and also as the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until 1548...

 of Poland in 1531. The Prussian line of the family begins with Thaddäus v. Wasielewski (1739-1803) with legitimation as Knights on November 26, 1789.

Coat of arms

The family coat of arms "ROGALA" shows two horns, a buck horn and a buffalo horn. Both horns are standing upright. The buck horn has from 3 to 6 ends. The buffalo horn also described as a Bull or Wisent horn, is closed or open with a mouthpiece as a war or hunting horn. The horns are upright in a split shield. The family colours are red and white.

Family members

• Waldemar von Wasielewski (1875-1959), German writer
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   specialized on Occult
  Occult
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  , Goethe and musicology
  Musicology
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• Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski (1822-1896), Violin
  Violin
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  ist, conductor
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   and musicologist
• Hugo von Wasielewski (1853-1936), royal Prussian General of the Infantry (Germany)
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• Friedrich Carl von Wasielewski (1857-1938), royal Prussian Major General
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• Julius von Wasielewski (1813-1891), royal Prussian Major
  Major
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• Josef von Wasielewski (1851-1911), royal Prussian Major
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• Theodor von Wasielewski (1821-1902), royal Prussian Major
  Major
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• Carl Heinrich von Wasielewski (1811-1873), royal Prussian Colonel
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• Heinrich von Wasielewski (1825-1914), royal Prussian Captain Lieutenant
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• Wolfgang von Wasielewski (1881-1954), royal Prussian Colonel
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Literature

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XVII, 2008, Band 144 der Gesamtreihe