page_title: Danielewicz family
section_title: During the partitions
hierarchical_section_title: Danielewicz family / Danielewicz vel Danilewicz of the Clan of Ostoja / During the partitions
context_page_description: Danielewicz vel Danilewicz - descendants of Daniel or Danilo. Until the end of the 18th century, mainly used by highly ranked nobility of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
context_section_description: The dominance of the Pac family ended because of a lack of heirs and their position was overtaken by the Sapieha family. In the middle of the 19th century the last of the Pac family, Ludwik Michał Pac lost all great properties as they were confiscated by the Russian side for his involvement in November Uprising and his participation in Napoleonic wars against the Russian side. Since the Pac family become extinct, descendants of the line of the Michał Danielewicz are the only ones to continue the heritage of the Pac due to adoption of him and his descendants.
  During the Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1772–1918, Danielewicz's of Ostoja participated in many upraising actions witch cause Russian side to confiscate most of the family properties. As the family did not support foreign forces in the Commonwealth and was in opposition, no offices were given to the family anymore. In the end of 18th century part of the family moved to Preussen where they joined Prussian army as officers in hope to fight Russian side that was holding control of the east part of the Commonwealth. After the Napoleonic wars, Marcin Danielewicz received the Order of the White Eagle for his efforts in the fight for the independence of the Commonwealth and Wincenty Danilewicz received French Order of Legion of Honour. Jan Danielewicz died on the fields of Olszynka Grochowska in November Uprising, Piotr Danielewicz participated in 1863 Upraising in Vilnius (the January Uprising) and after the uprising failed was sent to Siberia from where he never came back.
  At the end of the 19th century, the family was divided into three lines; the Prussian, Lithuanian-Belarus and Volhynia line. Of over 26 male lines recorded very few survived and the Volhynia line of Ostoja-Danielewicz was excluded from Russian nobility ranks after taking part in uprisings and Anti-Russian activities. The main line of the family that sold all major properties including Bohdanow moved to Prussia and later settled down in the town of Sieradz where they held their properties including Danielewicz Palace (pl: Pałac Danielewicza).
caption: Tadeusz Kościuszko taking the oath, 1794
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