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Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł
Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł () (11 May 1759 – 18 September 1786) was a Polish nobleman, prince, diplomat, politician and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1780. He was Count of Kleck, Great Cupbearer of Lithuania from 1779 and governor of Minsk. He married Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis, daughter of Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Auguste of Württemberg, on 31 December 1775 in Regensburg. He was decorated with the Order of Saint Hubert The Royal Order of Saint Hubert (german: Sankt Hubertus Königlicher Orden), or sometimes (german: Königlicher Orden des Heiligen Hubertus) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülic .... 1759 births 1786 deaths Hieronim Wincenty Radziwill {{Lithuania-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesvizh
Nesvizh, Niasviž ( be, Нясві́ж ; lt, Nesvyžius; pl, Nieśwież; russian: Не́свиж; yi, ניעסוויז; la, Nesvisium) is a city in Belarus. It is the administrative centre of the Nyasvizh District (''rajon'') of Minsk Region and site of Niasviž Castle, a World Heritage Site. Its 2009 population is 14,300. History Nesvizh was first documented in 1223. It was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1793, but the Grand Duchy was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1569. In the 15th century, while still a minor town, it belonged to the Kiszka family and later to the Radziwiłł family, and remained the family's seat until 1813. In 1561 or 1562 Maciej Kawęczyński founded the print works of the Polish Brethren. The first Belarusian language book printed in Latin script, a catechism by Symon Budny, was published in Nesvizh in 1562. The ''Nieśwież Bible'' ('' Biblia nieświeska''), one of the oldest Polish translations of the Bible, also by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Sophie Friederike Of Thurn And Taxis
, title = Princess Sophie Friederike Radziwiłł , image = Sophia von turn und taxis.jpg , caption = , spouse = Prince Hieronim Wincenty RadziwiłłPrince KazanowskiCount Ostroróg , issue = Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł , house =House of Thurn and Taxis House of Radziwiłł House of Kazanowski House of Ostroróg , father =Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , mother =Duchess Auguste of Württemberg , birth_date = , birth_place = Regensburg, Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = , religion = Roman Catholic Princess Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Sophie Friederike Dorothea Henriette, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (20 July 1758 – 31 May 1800) was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a member of the House of Radziwiłł and Princess Radziwiłł through her marriage to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł
Prince Dominik Hieronim Radzivil (; Belarusian: ''Дамінік Геранім Радзівіл''; Polish: ''Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł''; 1786–1813) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman. Dominik was Ordynat of Nesvizh and Olyka and owner of Biržai, Dubingiai, Słuck and Kapyl estates. He took part in Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and later died of wounds after the Battle of Hanau. Awards * Knight of the Order of the White Eagle * Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ... * St.Hubertus Order * Order Of Woysko {{DEFAULTSORT:Radziwill, Dominik Hieronim Radzivil, Dominik Hieronim Radzivil, Dominik Hieronim Radzivil, Dominik Hieronim Dominik Hieronim Radziwill Recipients of the Legion of Honour Polish people of German descent Polish comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł
Prince Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł (, be, Міхал Казімер Радзівіл; 13 June 1702 – 15 May 1762) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble. A member of the aristocratic Radziwiłł family, he was frequently referred to by his idiolect Rybeńko (Рыбанька), to distinguish him from the other Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł. Ordynat of Niasviž and Olyka, owner of Biržai, Dubingiai, Slutsk, Kopyła and Shumsk. He was a koniuszy of Lithuania since 1728, Court Marshal of Lithuania since 1734, Field Hetman of Lithuania and castellan of Trakai (Troki) since 1737, castellan of Vilnius since 1742, voivode of Vilnius and Grand Hetman of Lithuania since 1744. Like his father, he was the starost of a number of towns, including Przemyśl, Bratslav, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Człuchów, Krzyczów, Ovruch, Nowy Targ, Parczew, Osiek and Kaunas. On 23 April 1725 in Bilokrynytsia (pol. ''Biala Krynica'') he married Urszula Franciszka Wiśniowiecka. Later m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Luiza Mycielska
Mycielski is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jan Mycielski (born 1932), Polish-American mathematician **The Mycielskian, a construction in graph theory **The Grötzsch graph, sometimes called the Mycielski graph or the Mycielski-Grötzsch graph *Ludwik Mycielski (1854-1926), Polish politician *Zygmunt Mycielski Count Zygmunt Mycielski (17 August 1907 – 5 August 1987) was a Polish composer and music critic. He was born in Przeworsk and completed his childhood education in Kraków, where he was taught by Bernardino Rizzi. In 1928, Mycielski moved to Par ... (1907-1987), Polish composer and music critic See also * Dołęga-Mycielski, Polish noble family {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania ruled by a common Monarchy, monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and List of Lithuanian monarchs, Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th- to 17th-century Europe. At its largest territorial extent, in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth covered almost and as of 1618 sustained a multi-ethnic population of almost 12 million. Polish language, Polish and Latin were the two co-official languages. The Commonwealth was established by the Union of Lublin in July 1569, but the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had been in a ''de facto'' personal union since 1386 with the marriage of the Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The White Eagle (Poland)
The Order of the White Eagle ( pl, Order Orła Białego) is Poland's highest order awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits. It was officially instituted on 1 November 1705 by Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and bestowed on eight of his closest diplomatic and political supporters. It is one of the oldest distinctions in the world still in use. It is awarded to the most distinguished Poles and the highest-ranking representatives of foreign countries. The Order of the White Eagle is attached to a purple ribbon slung over the left shoulder to the right side. The star of the Order, once embroidered, is worn on the left side of the chest. History The badge of the Order of the White Eagle was originally a red enamel oval gold medal with an image of the Polish white eagle on its front side, and the royal cypher of Augustus II the Strong over crossed swords on its reverse side, worn on a light blue ribbon. The white eagle badge was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starosta
The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Starost, Hauptmann) is a term of Slavic origin denoting a community elder whose role was to administer the assets of a clan or family estates. The Slavic root of starost translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has meant an official in a leadership position in a range of civic and social contexts throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In terms of a municipality, a ''starosta'' was historically a senior royal administrative official, equivalent to the County Sheriff or the outdated Seneschal, and analogous to a gubernator. In Poland, a ''starosta'' would administer crown territory or a delineated district called a '' starostwo''. In the early Middle Ages, the ''starosta'' could head a settled urban or rural community or other communities, such as a church starosta, or an ''artel'' starosta, etc. The starosta also functioned as the master of ceremonies. Poland Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Anselm, 4th Prince Of Thurn And Taxis
, image = Fürst Carl Anselm.jpg , caption = , reign = 17 March 1773 – 13 November 1805 , reign-type = Period , coronation = , predecessor = Alexander Ferdinand , successor = Karl Alexander , succession = Prince of Thurn and Taxis , spouse = Duchess Auguste of WürttembergElisabeth Hildebrand, Frau von Train , issue = Princess Maria Theresia Princess Sophie FriederikePrince Franz Johann NepomuckPrincess Henrica KarolinePrince Alexander KarlPrincess Friederike DorotheaKarl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and TaxisPrince Friedrich Johann NepomuckNikolaus, Herr von Train , house =House of Thurn and Taxis , father =Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis , mother = Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , birth_date = , birth_place = Frankfurt am Main, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Winzer b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Auguste Of Württemberg
, title = , reign =17 March 1773 – 1776 , image = Augusta di Wurtt.jpg , caption = , coronation = , succession = Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis , spouse =Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , issue = Princess Maria Theresia Princess Sophie FriederikePrince Franz Johann NepomuckPrincess Henrica KarolinePrince Alexander KarlPrincess Friederike DorotheaKarl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and TaxisPrince Friedrich Johann Nepomuck , house =Württemberg , father =Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg , mother =Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis , birth_date = , birth_place = Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Hornberg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire , burial_place = , religion = Roman Catholic Duchess ''Auguste'' Elisabeth of Württemberg (in German: ''Auguste Elisabeth, Herzogin von Württemberg''; 30 October 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
