Count Kazimierz Krasiński (1725–1802) was a Polish noble, politician and patron of art. He was the son of Antoni Krasiński and Barbara Zielińska.http://www.jednorozec.pl/?c=mdTresc-cmPokaz-259 (Polish) The last Grand Camp Leader of the Crown (since 1763) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was Chamberlain of King Stanisław Leszczyński and

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of Krasnystaw and

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In the youth he stayed on the court of King Louis XV and then educated on the Military Cadet School of Stanisław Leszczyński in

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. He was

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of the Sejm (ordinary) from 30 September to 9 November 1782 in Warsaw. During the

Four-Year Sejm The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm (Polish: ''Sejm Wielki'' or ''Sejm Czteroletni''; Lithuanian: ''Didysis seimas'' or ''Ketverių metų seimas'') was a Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Wars ...

in 1788, he was a member of the Military Commission of the Commonwealth and a supporter of the

3rd May Constitution The Constitution of 3 May 1791,; lt, Gegužės trečiosios konstitucija titled the Governance Act, was a constitution adopted by the Great Sejm ("Four-Year Sejm", meeting in 1788–1792) for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a dual mo ...

. He financed and participated in the

Kościuszko Uprising The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794 and the Second Polish War, was an uprising against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Pr ...

in 1794. After the

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, he patronized Polish independence organisations and financed scientific publications and printing of books. He was also a benefactor of the church.

Awards

* Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1763.

References

1725 births 1802 deaths Counts of Poland 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian politicians Kościuszko insurgents

Kazimierz Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...

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