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Zygmunt Łodzia Kurnatowski
Zygmunt Aleksander Kurnatowski (1778–1858) was a Polish count and szlachta, nobleman of the Łodzia coat of arms. From 1836 to 1841 he led the Congress Poland, Kingdom of Poland as a member of the Congress Poland, Council of State. He was a major general in the army of the Kingdom of Poland. Kurnatowski was born into a segment of the Kurnatowski family that were devout members of the Polish Reformed Church. He was a participant of the Greater Poland Uprising (1806), Greater Poland Uprising of 1806, after which he joined the army of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw. He participated in of all of its major campaigns. In 1810 he reached the rank of the colonel. Was made General from 1814 and commander of a cavalry brigade. He fought to the end of the existence of the Napoleonic Army, then returned to Poland and joined the army of the Kingdom of Poland. From 1823 he was made commander of a brigade in the Reserve Corps. From 1828 aide-de-camp of the tsar of Russia Nicholas I of Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrabia
The hierarchy of noble titles in Poland was relatively uncommon throughout most of its history. Polish nobility ''szlachta'' enjoyed the principle of political equality of all its members. For this reason the idea of introducing the noble / aristocratic titles was strongly opposed, with a number of exceptions. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth After Polish–Lithuanian unions, aristocratic titles of the Lithuanian nobility and Ruthenian nobility (Polish: ''kniaź'', Ruthenian: ''knyaz'', Lithuanian: ''kunigaikštis'') were preserved. The title ''książę'' was used to translate foreign titles of prince or duke. Polish ''magnates'' readily accepted the foreign aristocratic titles. The title ''hrabia'' was matching to that of count. The title was adopted from Czech, in which itself is a loanword from the Old German title ''grāve'' (cf. modern German ''Graf''). Polish kings had the privilege to grant the title of ''hrabia'', but they did this mostly for foreign nationals, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
