Wladislaw (von) Taczanowski (12 August 1825 – 13 March 1893) was an elected member of the

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Reichstag in

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from March 1871 to January 1877 as a representative of the Polenpartei ("Polish Party"). A nobleman and member of the

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magnate dynasty, he is regarded as one of the influential

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politicians active during the early phase of the German Empire.A. Philips, ed. ''Historisch-Politiker Jahrbuch'', I Jahrgang, I Hâlfte. Berlin:1880. "Die Mitglieder der Reichstag" 1867-1880 p. 35
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/ref> Taczanowski was born in Szypłów near

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in the

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1825 births 1893 deaths People from Środa Wielkopolska County People from the Grand Duchy of Posen Wladyslaw 19th-century Polish nobility German people of Polish descent Members of the 1st Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 2nd Reichstag of the German Empire Prussian politicians {{Poland-noble-stub