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Giedroyć
Giedroyć ( Lithuanian: Giedraitis; Russian: Гедройц; French: Guedroitz) is a Polish surname, originating from the Giedroyć princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Overview 16th century Lithuanian Chronicles relate that Giedrius (Palemonids), a brother of Grand Duke Traidenis of Lithuania (died 1282), built a castle, named it Giedraičiai (''Giedroyty''), and adopted the title Prince of Giedraičiai (''kniaz Giedryotski'')., p. 11: ''A tretyj brat ieho Giedrus, zarubił horod y nazowet ieh imenem swoim Giedroyty, y prozowetsia kniazem Giedroytskim'' Many other Lithuanian families considered Giedrius as their ancestor, among them Ginwił, Jamontowicz and Giedroyć-Juraha. Their original name ''Kgedrojt'' or ''Kgedrotiski'' was later polonised to Gedrojc, Giedrojć and Giedroyć. The first historical mention of the Giedroyć family dates from 1399, when Grand Duke Vytautas tried the case between the Giedroyć princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giedroyć Family
Giedroyć (Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Giedraitis; Russian language, Russian: Гедройц; French language, French: Guedroitz) is a Polish surname, originating from the Giedroyć family, Giedroyć princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Overview 16th century Lithuanian Chronicles relate that Giedrius (Palemonids), a brother of Grand Duke Traidenis of Lithuania (died 1282), built a castle, named it Giedraičiai (''Giedroyty''), and adopted the title Prince of Giedraičiai (''kniaz Giedryotski'')., p. 11: ''A tretyj brat ieho Giedrus, zarubił horod y nazowet ieh imenem swoim Giedroyty, y prozowetsia kniazem Giedroytskim'' Many other Lithuanian families considered Giedrius as their ancestor, among them Ginwił, Jamontowicz and Giedroyć-Juraha. Their original name ''Kgedrojt'' or ''Kgedrotiski'' was later polonised to Gedrojc, Giedrojć and Giedroyć. The first historical mention of the Giedroyć family dates from 1399, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Michał Giedroyć
Blessed Michał Giedroyć (; – 4 May 1485) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic noble and brother of the Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs. Giedroyć did not have any great accomplishments, but his life followed the ''Devotio moderna'', a movement calling for genuine pious practices such as humility, obedience, and simplicity of life. Giedroyć was born to a noble family in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. One of his feet was paralyzed and he had to use crutches when walking. He later became a religious in the Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs, an Augustinian order. In 1460, he moved to Kraków, Kingdom of Poland, where he received a university degree and remained until his death. He lived an austere life as a hermit in a hut attached to the Church of St. Mark, Kraków where he served as a sacristan. He practiced self-flagellation. He was said to have received a vision from Jesus Christ and to have the gift of prophesy. The cause for his ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romuald Giedroyć
Romuald Giedroyć (; ; 7 February 1750 – 15 October 1824) was a Polish-Lithuanian prince from the princely Giedroyć family, who fought in the Bar Confederation, War of 1792 and the Uprising of 1794 as part of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army. From mid-1812 to early 1813, Giedroyć was also the commander of the Polish-Lithuanian regiments raised during the French invasion of Russia. In early 1813, he was captured by the Russians and exiled to Arkhangelsk. In 1815, Alexander I of Russia amnestied Giedroyć and made him a Lieutenant general of the Army of Congress Poland. Biography He came from a Lithuanian princely family. His father was Józef Giedroyć, starosta of , his mother was Józefa Kiełpsz. He was born on 7 February 1750 in . Bar Confederation From 1765, he was in the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw. Giedroyć began his military career in 1765 as a cadet in the 2nd Foot Regiment of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army, part of the Polish-Lithuanian military forces. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Stefan Giedroyć
Jan Stefan Giedroyć (born February 2, 1730, in Vilnius, died May 13, 1802, in Alsėdžiai) was the Bishop of Samogitia from March 30, 1778, and the Bishop of Inflanty and Piltyń from 1764. Biography His father was Benedykt Giedroyć, the Stolnik of Vilnius, and his mother was Zofia née Wołczak. In 1755, he became a member of the Vilnius Chapter. As a protégé of Vilnius Bishop Ignacy Jakub Massalski, he quickly advanced politically during the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. In 1764, he became the Bishop of Inflanty. The following year, he was delegated to the Uniate Synod in Brest. As a King supporter he strongly condemned the Bar Confederation. He reported the Vilnius nobility's preparations for insurgency to the Russian army stationed near the city. However, during the Partition Sejm of 1773, he considered publicly defending the integrity of the Commonwealth. He is said to have declared, ''"If a martyr is needed, I shall be one."'' The king barely persuaded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Giedroyc
Michał Jan Henryk Giedroyc (25 January 1929 – 29 December 2017) was a Polish-Lithuanian identity, Polish-Lithuanian aristocrat who later became a naturalised British citizen and aircraft designer. Giedroyc was born on 25 January 1929 in Łobzów, Poland (today Labzova in Belarus).Michał Jan Henryk ks. Giedrojć in: M.J. Minakowski: Minakowski's Great Genealogy His father Tadeusz Giedroyć, Tadeusz was a politician, since 1938 Polish senator. His mother was Anna Dunin-Szostakowska. In 1940, he and most of the family were deported to a Siberian Gulag by the Soviet NKVD after the Soviet invasion of Poland. They escaped to Iran in 1942 and travelled to Britain in 1947. He studied at the University of London and then worked designing aircraft at Vickers, Vickers Aerospace. He later moved into economic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giedraičiai
Giedraičiai is a town in Molėtai district municipality, Lithuania with about 700 residents. It is located some 45 km north of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, on the banks of Lake Kiementas. It is the capital of an elderate. The town, according to a local legend founded by Duke Giedrius, is first mentioned in written sources in 1338 when Grand Duke Gediminas signed a peace treaty with the Teutonic Knights. For a long time it was the centre of Giedraitis family estate. History It is known that since 1777, the town had a parish school. A hundred years later it was reorganized to a grammar, and later to middle school. Today, the high school is named after Antanas Jaroševičius, a painter who in 1912 published an album of Lithuanian crosses. The school building houses a small museum about local history. In 1410, Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle was built. It was rebuilt in 1809 in the Classicism style by Bishop of Samogitia Józef Giedroyć (), whose princely fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merkelis Giedraitis
Merkelis Giedraitis (; – 6 April 1609) was Bishop of Samogitia from 1576 to 1609. Educated at Protestant universities in the Duchy of Prussia and Germany, he actively combated the Reformation implementing resolutions of the Council of Trent in Samogitia. Born into the princely Giedraičiai family, he inherited a much neglected diocese that was reduced to only about 20 priests. He became known for his devotion and work to end clerical abuses, strengthen churches and schools, and increase the number of priests. Giedraitis invited the Jesuits to Kražiai where the Kražiai College was established already after his death and the Order of Friars Minor, Bernadines to Kretinga where they established the Kretinga Monastery, first monastery in Samogitia. He sponsored Mikalojus Daukša, who translated and published ''Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša, Catechism'' (1595) and ''Postil of Mikalojus Daukša, Postil'' (1599) in the Lithuanian language—the first Lithuanian books printed within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms Of Michał Giedroyć
Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Firearm *Coat of arms **In this sense, "arms" is a common element in pub names Enterprises *Amherst Regional Middle School *Arms Corporation, originally named Dandelion, a defunct Japanese animation studio who operated from 1996 to 2020 * TRIN (finance) or Arms Index, a short-term stock trading index *Australian Relief & Mercy Services, a part of Youth With A Mission Arts and entertainment *ARMS (band), an American indie rock band formed in 2004 * ''Arms'' (album), a 2016 album by Bell X1 * "Arms" (song), a 2011 song by Christina Perri from the album ''lovestrong'' * ''Arms'' (video game), a 2017 fighting video game for the Nintendo Switch *ARMS Charity Concerts, a series of charitable rock concerts in support of Action into Research for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonia
Livonia, known in earlier records as Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the name was extended to most of present-day Estonia and Latvia, which the Livonian Brothers of the Sword had conquered during the Livonian Crusade (1193–1290). Medieval Livonia, or ''Terra Mariana'', reached its greatest extent after the Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345), which forced Denmark to sell the Duchy of Estonia (1219–1346) , Duchy of Estonia (northern Estonia conquered by Denmark in the 13th century) to the State of the Teutonic Order in 1346. Livonia, as understood after the retreat of Denmark in 1346, bordered on the Gulf of Finland in the north, Lake Peipus and Russia to the east, and Lithuania to the south. As a consequence of the Livonian War (1558–1583), the territory of Livonia was reduced to the southern half of Estonia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career of Napoleon, a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He led the French First Republic, French Republic as French Consulate, First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then ruled the First French Empire, French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815. He was King of Italy, King of Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Italy from 1805 to 1814 and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine from 1806 to 1813. Born on the island of Corsica to a family of Italian origin, Napoleon moved to mainland France in 1779 and was commissioned as an officer in the French Royal Army in 1785. He supported the French Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Armée
The (; ) was the primary field army of the French Imperial Army (1804–1815), French Imperial Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Commanded by Napoleon, from 1804 to 1808 it won a series of military victories that allowed the First French Empire to exercise unprecedented control over most of Europe. Widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest fighting forces ever assembled, it suffered catastrophic losses during the disastrous French invasion of Russia, after which it never recovered its strategic superiority and ended its military career with a total defeat during the Hundred Days in 1815. The ''Grande Armée'' was formed in 1804 from the Army of the Coasts of the Ocean (1804), Army of the Coasts of the Ocean, a field army of over 100,000 men assembled for Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom. He subsequently led the field army to Central Europe and defeated Austrian Empire, Austrian and Russian Empire, Russian forces as part of the War of the Third Coalition. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Poland
Congress Poland or Congress Kingdom of Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state, a successor to Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It was established when the French ceded a part of Polish territory to the Russian Empire following France's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1915, during World War I, it was replaced by the German-controlled nominal Regency Kingdom until Poland regained independence in 1918. Following the partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland ceased to exist as an independent nation for 123 years. The territory, with its native population, was split among the Habsburg monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire. After 1804, an equivalent to Congress Poland within the Austrian Empire was the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, also commonly referred to as " Austrian Poland". The area incorporated into Prussia initially also held autonomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
