Maria Jadwiga Minakowska,
Genealogy of the Descendants of the Great Sejm

Genealogy website under the patronage of
Association of Descendants of the Great Sejm

On October 7, 1788 and December 16, 1790, our ancestors — deputies and senators of the Great Sejm — signed the Act of General Confederation in the Sejm. They vowed to decide everything by the majority (per pluralitatem). This majority passed the Government Act on May 3, 1791. As in every democratic parliament, some of them voted against, others did not take part in the vote. However, there was no room for a veto because each of them had previously sworn in to the Confederation.

On these pages we are building a complete family tree of the descendants of all Confederates (as well as their siblings). The book version of the Genealogy is almanac Elita Rzeczypospoliej

Genealogical database of descendants of the Great Sejm

The database is updated daily. Currently the database counts 141.432 people, including: 494 confederates: deputies and senators of the Great Sejm, moreover 43.436 their lineal descendants, moreover 30.036 their siblings and their direct descendants, moreover 32.747 spouses of people in all of the above categories, moreover 34.719 parents of people in all of the above categories.

Journal of sessions and acts of the Great Sejm (1788-1792)
translated into the language and realities of people born in the 21st century

   czwartek, 22 maja 1788 (238 y.)      piątek, 22 maja 1789 (237 y.)      wtorek, 22 maja 1792 (234 y.)   

Confederates (senators, ministers and MPs) - our ancestors