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Józef Alfred Potocki
Count Józef Alfred Henryk Potocki (8 April 1895 – 12 September 1968) was a Polish nobleman and diplomat who served as the Polish government-in-exile's Ambassador to Spain. Early life Count Potocki was born on 8 April 1895 in Szepetowka, a city located on the Huska River in Zaslavsky Uyezd, one of the subdivisions of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire (today in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine). He was the second (and youngest) son of Count Józef Mikołaj Potocki (1862–1922) and Princess Helena Augusta Radziwiłł (1874–1958). His elder brother was Count Roman Potocki (who married Princess Anna Maria Światopełk- Czetwertynska). His paternal grandparents were Count Alfred Józef Potocki, the Minister-President of Austria from 1870 to 1871, and Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko (heiress of the prominent Sanguszko princely family). His paternal uncle was Count Roman Potocki (who married his maternal aunt Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł), and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepetivka
Shepetivka (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located on the Huska River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Oblast, province) in western Ukraine. Shepetivka is the Capital (political), administrative center of Shepetivka Raion (Raion, district). It hosts the administration of Shepetivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Shepetivka is an important railway junction with five intersecting transit routes. It is located 100 km away from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi, the oblast's capital. The city is located near historic city of Iziaslav, Ukraine, Iziaslav, the center of Ruthenian Zasławski princely estate. History A settlement called Shepetovka, belonging to the prince Ivan Zasławski, Zaslavsky, was first mentioned in a written document in 1594. In the 16th century Shepetivka didn't differ from other settlements of Volhynia. The settlement had a community and a windmill. It was given Magdeburg Rights at the end of the 16th century. This contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanguszko Family
The House of Sanguszko is a Polish and Lithuanian noble and aristocratic family of Lithuanian and Ruthenian origin, connected to the Gediminid dynasty. Like other princely houses of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, its origins are considered murky. Present historical opinion holds in favour of their descent from Algirdas' grandson Alexander (''fl.'' 1433–1443), lord of Kovel and Liuboml, whose name can be shortened to ''Sangush''. The family supposedly descends from two lines, associated with two of his sons, Alexander and Michael. The senior line, called the ''Sanguszko-Koszyrski'', has been extinct since the death of Adam Aleksander Sanguszko in 1653. The junior line, or the ''Sanguszko-Kowelski'', of Szymon Samuel Sanguszko, subsequently assumed the title ''Sanguszko-Lubartowicz'', according to the erroneous assumption of their descent from Algirdas' younger brother Liubartas. Prince Paweł Karol Sanguszko-Lubartowicz (1682–1752), a Court and Grand Marshal of Lith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Armed Forces In The East (1914–1920)
Polish Armed Forces in the East (, ) around World War I is a term used for several Polish military formations formed in Russia and operating in the period of 1914–1920 (First World War, Russian Revolution of 1917, and the early stages of the Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War). Early formations were part of the Imperial Russian Army. Later, during the Russian Revolution, the Polish formations were mainly allied to the White Russian forces and the Western powers (both the German Empire and the Entente). All the formations (or their remains) were eventually incorporated into the Polish Army by 1920. Puławy Legion Puławy Legion was a Polish military formation of World War I, as part of the Imperial Russian Army. Jacek Woyno, MATERIAŁY ARCHIWALNE DO DZIEJÓW POLSKICH FORMACJI WOJSKOWYCH W ROSJI (1914–1920)'', Biuletyn Wojskowej Służby Archiwalnej Nr 25 2002 It was created in late 1914 from volunteers gathered together due to several initiatives, most notably of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Army
The Russian Ground Forces (), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, and the defeat of enemy troops. The President of Russia is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The Main Command of the Ground Forces is based in Moscow. Mission The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Ground Forces must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of Weapon of mass d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and around 80 fellows, the college's main buildings are located on Broad Street with additional buildings to the east in Jowett Walk and Holywell Manor. As one of the larger colleges of Oxford University, Balliol typically has around 400 of both undergraduates and graduates. The college pioneered the Philosophy, politics and economics, PPE degree in the 1920s. Balliol has #People associated with Balliol, notable alumni from a wide range of disciplines. These include 13 Nobel Prize winners and four List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by education, British prime ministers. History and governance Foundation and origins Balliol College was founded in about 1263 by John I de Balliol under the guidance of Walter of Kirkham, the Bishop of Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline De Talleyrand-Périgord
Joséphine Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, Marquise de Castellane (29 December 1820 12 October 1890) was a French noblewoman. Early life Joséphine Pauline was born in Paris on 29 December 1820. She was the third legitimate child of the Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, the 2nd Duke of Dino and Princess Dorothea of Courland, the Duchess of Dino. She is often thought to have in fact been fathered by Edmund's uncle, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince of Bénévent. She grew up in Talleyrand's ''hôtel particulier'' on rue Saint-Florentin, was nicknamed "angel of the house" and "my dear Minette" by him, and held a great affection for him throughout her life. Her siblings were Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord, 3rd Duke of Talleyrand, Duke of Valençay (father of Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord), Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord, who died young, and Alexandre Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, who married Valentine de Sainte-Aldegonde (the parents of Maurice de Talleyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri De Castellane
Henri Charles Louis Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (23 September 1814, Paris – 16 October 1847, château de Rochecotte) was a French politician and nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane. Personal life He married Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, bringing the château de Rochecotte into the Castellane family. Their two children were: * Marie de Castellane (1840–1915), princess Radziwill by marriage, who published the "Chroniques de 1831 à 1862" by her grandmother Dorothea von Biron ( Plon, 4 volumes, 1909) * Antoine de Castellane (1844–1917), father to the dandy and politician Boniface de Castellane (1867–1932). Henri died on 16 October 1847 at the château de Rochecotte. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Castellane, Henri de 1814 births 1847 deaths Politicians from Paris Henri French marquesses Henri Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie De Castellane
Princess Marie Radziwill (born Marie Dorothée Élisabeth de Castellane; 19 February 1840 10 July 1915) was a French noblewoman, a member of the house of Castellane. The famous dandy Boni de Castellane was her nephew. Early life Marie was born on 19 February 1840 at the Château de Rochecotte. She was the daughter of French aristocrats Henri de Castellane, marquis de Castellane, and Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord. She had one brother, Antoine de Castellane, who married Madeleine Le Clerc de Juigné and had three children that survived to adulthood, Boniface de Castellane (1867-1932), Boniface de Castellane (who married American railroad heiress Anna Gould), Jean de Castellane (who married his cousin Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord, the former wife of Prince Charles Egon IV, Prince of Fürstenberg), and Stanislas de Castellane (who married Natalia Terry y Sanchez, sister of architect Emilio Terry). Her paternal grandparents were Boniface de Castellane, Marshal of France, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł
Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł (; 31 March 183316 December 1904) was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian nobility and a General of the Artillery in the Prussian Army. He was the nephew of Princess Elisa Radziwiłł, the first love of their kinsman King William I of Prussia, who would later become the first German Emperor. Early life Born the eldest son of Prince Wilhelm Paweł Radziwiłł (1797–1870), a General of the Infantry in the Prussian Army, and his second wife Countess Mathilde of Clary und Aldringen (1806–1896), Antoni was a descendant of the powerful magnate family of Radziwiłł, who owned large estates in Silesia and Posen, as well as Russia; his uncle was the Polish statesman Prince Bogusław Fryderyk Radziwiłł. He was also related to the Prussian royal family through King Frederick William I, whose granddaughter Princess Louise was married to Antoni's grandfather Antoni Henryk, Governor of Posen. Career Upon his graduation from the Französisches G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Of The Artillery
General of the Artillery is/was a general officer of artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ..., and may be: * General of the Artillery (Germany) and Austria-Hungary * General of the Artillery (Imperial Russia) * General of the Artillery (Poland) * Feldzeugmeister (OF-8) of the Austria-Hungarian armed forces 1868-1918 See also * Master-General of the Ordnance * General of the Infantry * General of the Cavalry {{SIA Artillery Military ranks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Ambassador To The United States
The Poland Ambassador to the United States (officially the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the United States) is the official representative of the government of the Poland to the government of the United States. History The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanislaus Augustus. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was re-established following Poland regaining independence in the aftermath of World War I. List of ambassadors Second Polish Republic :''Note: Second Republic was created in 1918.'' # 1919–1922: Kazimierz Lubomirski (envoy) # 1923–1925: Władysław Wróblewski (envoy) # 1925–1929: Jan Ciechanowski (envoy) # 1929–1932: Tytus Filipowicz (Ambassador beginning in 1930) # 1932–1933: Władysław Sokołowski ''(chargé d'affaires)'' # 1933–1935: Stanisław Patek # 1935–1936: Władysław So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
