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Taczanowski (Polish plural Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec Coat of Arms and the motto: Plus penser que dire. They took their name from their estate Taczanów in the 15th century and by the 19th century were among the leading magnates in partitioned-Poland. Members of the family are historically significant religious political scientific and military figures.