Michał Jan Pac (1730–1787) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, Lithuanian Marshal of the

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from 1769 until 1772,

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of King

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. He lived in exile in France after the defeat of the Confederation. In 1780, he bought the castle and the village of Marainville in Lorraine;See pag
"Adam Weydlich"
on the NIFC site. his steward, Adam Weydlich, made acquaintance with the village ''syndic'', François, who had a son, Nicolas, born in 1771. After Pac's death, the Weydlichs left France for Poland, and young Nicolas emigrated with them; in 1810, he was to have a son,

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

Bibliography

* "Polski Słownik Biograficzny" (tom 24, str. 729)

References

1730 births 1787 deaths Michal Jan Polish nobility Members of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Radom confederates Bar confederates {{Poland-bio-stub