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Guzów, Żyrardów County
Guzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiskitki, within Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is approximately north-west of Wiskitki, north-west of Żyrardów, and west of Warsaw. It is the birthplace of statesman and composer, Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833).Kielian-Gilbert, Marianne, "Chopiniana and Music’s Contextual Allusions", in ''The Age of Chopin: Interdisciplinary Inquiries'', edited by Halina Goldberg, Indiana University Press, 2004, p. 182. History In the late Middle Ages the lands of Guzów were a ducal estate owned by Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. In the 17th century the settlement was promoted in importance to a rural bailiwick in the possession of Lukasz Opalinski (1612-1666), Grand Marshal of the Crown. After Opalinski the estate changed hands frequently until the early 18th century when the vast 6,000 hectare property came into the Potocki family. Jan Prosper Potocki, Starosta (Poland), starosta of Guzà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobański Palace
The Sobański Palace (Polish: ''Pałac Sobańskich w Guzowie'') is a Renaissance Revival palace built in 1880 and located in Guzów, Żyrardów County, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland. The palace served as a residence of such prominent Polish noble families as Potoccy, Ogińscy, and Sobańscy. History 18th century The ducal domain of Guzów goes back to the Late Middle Ages and its owner, Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. In the second half of the 18th-century, a fortuitous marriage to Paula, née Szembek, widow of Jan Prosper Potocki, enabled nobleman Andrzej Ogiński to receive the estate in her dowry. They were the parents of a daughter and of noted composer Michał Kleofas Ogiński. The palace is the birthplace of the composer. Andrzej Ogiński built a brick manorial complex in Late baroque style on the Guzów site. After the third partition of Poland it became the property of the Prussian state, but handed to minister, baron Karl Georg von Hoym for his services. He in turn decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
