Count Edward Raczyński, of the
Nałęcz coat-of-arms (April 2, 1786 in
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
– January 20, 1845 in
Zaniemyśl) was a Polish conservative politician, protector of arts, founder of the
Raczyński Library in Poznań.
He married
Konstancja Potocka
Countess Konstancja Potocka (1781 – December 25, 1852) was a Polish szlachcianka, noblewoman, translator and illustrator.
She was the daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki. She married Jan Potocki in 1799, and Edward Raczyński (1786–1845) ...
in 1817.
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Witold Jakóbczyk
Witold Jakóbczyk (; 15 January 1909 in Sosnowiec – 3 October 1986 in Poznań) was a Polish historian and professor at Poznań University, specializing in the history of Greater Poland in the 19th century.
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* Witold Jakà ...
, ''Przetrwać nad Wartą 1815–1914'', ''Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego'', vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989
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Edward Raczyński (1891–1993) was a Polish aristocrat, diplomat, politician and the President of Poland in exile (between 1979 and 1986).
1786 births
1845 deaths
Politicians from Poznań
Counts of Poland
People from the Grand Duchy of Posen
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Polish patrons of the arts
Suicides by firearm in Poland
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