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The Sapieha ( ''Sapiega'') is a Polish - Lithuanian princely family descending from medieval Boyar s of Smolensk . Vernadsky, George . ''A History of Russia''. New Haven. Connecticut: Yale University Press. 1961. online The family became important in Poland the 16th Century . HISTORY The creator of fortune and power of the Sapieha family was Court and Great Chancellor and Great Hetman of Lithuania Lew Sapieha , a powerful Magnate . On September 14 , 1700 Michal Franciszek Sapieha obtained the title of Prince from Emperor Leopold I . The title became extinct upon his death on November 19 , 1700 . In 1768 members of the Sapieha family obtained recognition of the princely title from the Polish Sejm . After the Partitions Of Poland , the family appeared in the list of persons authorised to bear the title of Prince of the Kingdom Of Poland in 1824 . The title was recognised in Austria in 1836 and 1840 , and in Russia in 1874 and 1901 . In 1905 the family obtained the qualification of Serene Highness in Austria. COAT OF ARMS AND MOTTO The Sapieha family used the " Lis " arms and their motto was: ? MEMBERS
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