Coat of arms of GozdawaPalace of the Pac family in Warsaw.Palace of the Pac family in Warsaw.Palace of the Pac family in Vilnius, now Polish embassyPac Palace in Dowspuda
The family reached the height of its influence during the second half of the 17th century.[1] Their lands were located mainly in Hrodna (Polish: Grodno, Lithuanian: Gardinas) and Lida (Lithuanian: Lyda).
The family's ancestor Kimantas was mentioned in the privilege of 1388 issued by Grand Duke of LithuaniaVytautas the Great as Kymunt. The estate of the family in proximity of Grodno was mentioned in the road description, charted by the Teutonic Knights, as Kymundsdorf. Kimantas and his son Daukša (Dowkszewicz) were among the signatories of the Union of Vilnius and Radom of 1401. Daukša's son Pac is considered the first member of the family; his descendants took his first name as their family name, beginning with his son Jerzy Pac (d. 1505/6).
In 1753, following a visit to the Pazzi household in Florence, Stefan Pac advanced the theory that the two families were related.[2] The Pacs later dedicated a church to Magdalena de Pazzi. The supposed ancestry was mentioned by 19th century authors, including Balzac.[3][4]
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The House of Pac or Pacowie Polish Pacowie Lithuanian Pacai Belarusian Pa cy was one of the most influential noble families in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the era of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth 1 Numerous high ranking officials of the Commonwealth came from their ranks 1 Their coat of arms was Gozdawa Coat of arms of Gozdawa Palace of the Pac family in Warsaw Palace of the Pac family in Warsaw Palace of the Pac family in Vilnius now Polish embassy Pac Palace in Dowspuda The family reached the height of its influence during the second half of the 17th century 1 Their lands were located mainly in Hrodna Polish Grodno Lithuanian Gardinas and Lida Lithuanian Lyda The family s ancestor Kimantas was mentioned in the privilege of 1388 issued by Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great as Kymunt The estate of the family in proximity of Grodno was mentioned in the road description charted by the Teutonic Knights as Kymundsdorf Kimantas and his son Dauksa Dowkszewicz were among the signatories of the Union of Vilnius and Radom of 1401 Dauksa s son Pac is considered the first member of the family his descendants took his first name as their family name beginning with his son Jerzy Pac d 1505 6 Their lands were concentrated in the southern Lithuania propria around the county of Jieznas The family sponsored the construction of several notable examples of Baroque architecture in Lithuania the most significant of these St Peter and St Paul s Church in Vilnius and the Monastery of Pazaislis were commissioned by family members In 1753 following a visit to the Pazzi household in Florence Stefan Pac advanced the theory that the two families were related 2 The Pacs later dedicated a church to Magdalena de Pazzi The supposed ancestry was mentioned by 19th century authors including Balzac 3 4 The family s influence was overwhelmed in the late 17th century by that of the Sapiehas 1 Michal Kazimierz Pac 1624 1682 was a Grand Hetman of Lithuania and Voivode of Wilno Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac 1621 1684 Grand Chancellor of Lithuania Mikolaj Stefan Pac 1684 voivode of Trakai and bishop of Vilnius and Kazmierz Pac 1695 bishop of Samogitia During their adulthood in late 17th century they exerted major influence on the politics of the Grand Duchy After their childless deaths the Pac family was weakened and much of their influence passed to others primarily the Sapiehas 1 The last notable member of the Pac family was Ludwik Michal Pac 1778 1835 who fought in the November Uprising After its failure with his estates confiscated by the Russians he emigrated to France Notable family members editJerzy Pac d c 1505 voivode of Kijow Kyiv namiestnik the first bearer of the family name Mikolaj Pac c 1527 1585 bishop of Kijow castelan of Smolensk Dominik Pac d 1579 member of the Sejm castelan of Smolensk Stanislaw Pac d 1588 podstoli voivode Witebsk Mikolaj Pac 1570 1624 Bishop of Zmudz Piotr Pac c 1570 1642 podskarbi voivode of Troki Mikolaj Pac d 1545 6 lowczy podkomorzy voivode of Podlasie Jan Pac d 1610 czesnik ciwun of Wilno voivode of Minsk Stefan Pac c 1587 1640 Grand Treasurer and Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania Samuel Pac c 1590 1627 rotmistrz of Husaria chorazy Pawel Pac d 1595 castelan of Witebsk and Wilno voivode of Mscislaw Jan Samuel Pac c 1616 1654 podstoli member of the Sejm Jan Kazimierz Pac d 1653 writer member of the Sejm Bonifacy Teofil Pac d 1678 Obozny of Lithuania Jan Kazimierz Pac d 1696 7 Chorazy of Lithuania Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac 1621 1684 Grand Chancellor of Lithuania Mikolaj Stefan Pac c 1623 1684 voivode of Troki castelan bishop of Wilno Michal Kazimierz Pac 1624 1682 Grand Hetman of Lithuania Kazimierz Pac d 1695 Bishop of Zmudz Konstanty Wladyslaw Pac d 1686 chorazy pulkownik Piotr Michal Pac d 1696 starost of Zmudz Feliks Pac c 1615 c 1700 member of the Sejm Podkomorzy of Lithuania Jan Krzysztof Pac d 1702 podkomorzy member of the Sejm Kazimierz Michal Pac d 1719 Great Notary of Lithuania Krzysztof Konstanty Pac d 1725 Great Notary of Lithuania castelan of Polock Michal Jan Pac 1730 1787 starost Marshal of the Bar Confederation Jozef Piotr Pac c 1736 1797 general member of the Sejm Michal Pac 1754 1800 starost of Kowiensk member of the Sejm Ludwik Michal Pac 1780 1835 general voivode Jozef Franciszek Pac d 1764 castelan of Zmudz Michal Kazimierz Pac d 1724 starost castelan of Polock Ignacy Pac d 1765 podstoli Antoni Michal Pac d 1774 writer member of the Sejm Ludwik Michal Pac 1778 1835 general of the Napoleon s Grande ArmeeReferences edit a b c d e Jerzy Jan Lerski Piotr Wrobel Richard J Kozicki 1996 Historical Dictionary of Poland 966 1945 Greenwood Publishing p 415 ISBN 978 0 313 26007 0 Henryk Samsonowicz Maria Bogucka 1982 A Republic of Nobles Central European Press Archive ISBN 978 0 521 24093 2 Honore de Balzac translated by Katherine Prescott Wormerley 1901 The Stepmother Dodo Press John Mounteney Jephson George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence 1832 Biographic Gallery of the Polish 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