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and

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Biography

Jan Chryzostom Piłsudski was born in Pajūralis Manor 1760. His father was Franciszek Piłsudski (1713–1791), '' Podczaszy'' (Deputy Cup Bearer), member of Parliament in 1758 and receiver of the

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(1779) and the Great Cross of Divine Providence. In 1764, he supported the election of

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as a member of the nobility from the Duchy of Samogitia. Franciszek Piłsudski was a member of the nobility from the Duchy of Samogitia to the Czaplica Sejm in 1766. Franciszek bought

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Estate (from his brother), Aukštieji Gelgaudiškiai (the holding bordering to the east of

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), Putvinskiai Manor (24 km north-east of Šilalė) and several other estates, thus greatly expanding the family's holdings. By 1790 Franciszek Piłsudski ruled

, Viešvėnai (50 km north of Šilalė), and

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(16 km north of Šilalė). He owned four districts, seven manor houses, forty-one villages and two minor noblemen. In 1769–1779 he had the Šilalė church built (which has since been replaced). When Franciszek died in 1791, his son Jan inherited Pajūralis Estate,

Estate and others. Jan was Chamberlain of the Duchy of Samogitia (probably under

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(1795–1808)), Marshal of the Nobility for the District of Telšiai, member of The Great Sejm and receiver of the Order of St Stanislas. In 1812, Jan Piłsudski was appointed Sub-prefect of the Provisional Government of

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for the area of Telšiai by

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. The appointment lasted less than a year as Napoléon and his Grande Armée were driven out of Russia and Lithuania before the end of 1812. Jan died on April 18, 1837, at Čiobiškis Manor.

Marriages and family

Jan married Helena Strutyńska (born ) from Utena Manor. Jan and Helena had two sons: Franciszek Piłsudski (born ) and Ildefons Reginald Jan Nepomuk Piłsudski (1792–1811). Helena died and Jan married Helena’s sister Bogumila Strutyńska ( – 1832), who was taken from the Antalieptės Monastery of the Holy Cross (established by the Strutyński family in 1734) to marry him. Jan and Bogumila had three children: Katarzyna Kociełłowa (née Piłsudska) (born ), Stanisław Piłsudski (1795–1862) and Marcjancella Piłsudski (later Chodakowski) (born ), all born in Utena Manor. Jan and Bogumila later divorced. Jan married Antonina Bortkiewicz in 1822. There were no children with this subsequent marriage. Jan's daughter, Marcjancella (born ), married the

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(1784–1831). When they and their two sons, Kazimierz (1814–1905; father of

and grandfather of

and

) and Aleksander ( – 1871) returned from France after the Battle of Waterloo, the family moved into Čiobiškis with Jan. They stayed in Čiobiškis while Marcjancella had three more children: Teofilia (born 1819), Antonin (born 1821) and Carol (born 1823).

Manors

Jan Chryzostom Piłsudski owned Pajūralis,

, Čiobiškis Aukštieji Gelgaudiškiai,

and other manors. When Jan left the Šilalė area he sold Aukštieji Gelgaudiškiai and Laukuva. On April 26, 1815, Jan Chrysostom Piłsudski bought Čiobiškis Manor from Gansecki and Schwykowski for 110,000 rubles. He had the Church of St. John the Baptist in Čiobiškis built.''kvr.kpd.lt'' https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/ffd36a6a-6f74-457e-877d-5eefebdbd269 . Retrieved 2020-11-14. Both Šilalė and Čiobiškis were inherited not by Jan’s son Stanisław, but by his grandson Stefan Piłsudski (1823–1864). When Stefan died, Šilalė Estate went to Stefan’s daughter Stefanija Piłsudska ( – 1920), who sold it in 1889. In total Šilalė Estate was in the Piłsudski family for 177 years. Čiobiškis was probably passed down to Stefan’s son, Konstantin Aleksander Piłsudski (1862–1903). Jan left Pajūralis Manor to his son Stanisław (1795–1862). As far as is known, nothing was left to Marcjancella or the other Piłsudski children.

References

* Roman Aftanazy knygos "Dzieje rezydencji na dawnych kresach Rzeczyspolitej" 4 tomo "Wojewodstwo Wilenskie", išleisto 1993 m. Wroclaw. * "Rocznik Gdanski. Lata 1935 i 1936, tom 9 i10, Gdansk, 1937 rok"

Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chryzostom Pilsudski, Jan 18th-century Polish nobility 18th-century Lithuanian nobility 19th-century Lithuanian nobility 1760 births 1837 deaths 19th-century Polish nobility