Familia (political party)

The Familia ("The Family", from Latin familia) was the name of an 18th-century Polish political faction led by the House of Czartoryski and allied families. It was formed towards the end of the reign of King of Poland Augustus II the Strong (reign. 16971706, 17091733). The Familia's principal leaders were Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski, Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, his brother August Aleksander Czartoryski, Voivode of Ruthenia (Rus), their sister Konstancja Czartoryska, and their brother-in-law (from 1720), Stanisław Poniatowski, Castellan of Kraków.

The Family
Polish: Familia
LeadersMichał Czartoryski
August Czartoryski
Konstancja Czartoryska
Stanisław Poniatowski
Founded1731 (1731)
Dissolved1795 (1795)
HeadquartersVilnius
IdeologyReformism
Liberalism
Nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
  • Politics of Lithuania
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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