Wincenty Danilewicz (1787 – 23 March 1878) -

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in the Napoleonic campaign, secretary of Chancellery of Senat in

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, chief

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of heraldric administration of

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Biography

''Wincenty Danilewicz'', born 1787 in

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(

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) – died 23 March 1878 in Jędrzejów (

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)- was a member of the Ostoja

Danielewicz Danielewicz is a Polish-language surname, of patronymic origin, meaning descendants of Daniel or Danilo. Notable people with this surname include: * Danielewicz families, several Polish noble families * Wincenty Danilewicz (1787–1878), Chevau-lé ...

family and served as a

in the Napoleonic campaign, for which he was awarded the French Order of

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and

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. He took part (among others) in The

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(20–21 March 1814), where he was wounded.(Polish) Masłowski M. oll.

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– Materiały do życiorysu i twórczości (

– Materials for the biography and works),

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1957, ed. "

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" –

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, pp. 17–19 In 1815 he returned home, and started to work as a secretary of Chancellery of Senat in

. Then he worked in the

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administration of

. He retired in 1844. Later in his life, Wincenty Danilewicz moved to Jędrzejów. Afterwards he ran the literary production i.e.: three

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and the

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. His great-grandson

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wrote (1957), that in Wincenty testament (1859) thirty volumes of his memoirs were also mentioned. Wincenty was married to Franciszka (born Grunwald, ca 1797/1798, died 4 January 1842) and they had a daughter, Waleria Józefa Katarzyna (1827-1869) who married Rajmund Masłowski (

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). Together, they had a son

, outstanding Polish

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. Masłowski family belonged to Clan Samson that used Samson Coat of Arms. He died 23 March 1878 (aged 90)See the

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parish church in Jędrzejów

Gallery

File:Wincenty Danilewicz Legion of Honour Certificate, 1814.jpg, Wincenty Danilewicz

Certificate, 1814 File:Wincenty Danilewicz French Order of Legion of Honour, 1814.jpg, Wincenty Danilewicz French Order of

, 1814 File:Wincenty Danilewicz Dresden hospital testimonial, 1813.jpg, Wincenty Danilewicz

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hospital testimonial, 1813 File:Wincenty Danilewicz Saint Helena Medal Certificate.jpg, Wincenty Danilewicz

Certificate File:Wincenty Danilewicz Epitaph at Holy Trinity Church in Jędrzejów, Poland.jpg, Wincenty Danilewicz Epitaph at Holy Trinity Church in Jędrzejów,

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, 1878

References

Bibliography

* (in Polish) Bielecki R.: Szwoleżerowie gwardii, seria: „Słynne Pułki Polskie” (series: "Famous Polish Regiments", Ed. „Neriton” Publishers, Warszawa 1996; * (Polish) Łoza S.: Legia honorowa w Polsce 1803–1923 (French Order of

in Poland 1803–1923),

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1923, ed. Zygmunt Pomarański i Spółka (reprint

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1986, ed. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe – WAiF; * (Polish) Masłowski M. oll.