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Józef Sylwester Sosnowski
Józef Sylwester Sosnowski (died 31 December 1783), of the Nałęcz coat of arms, Nałęcz coat-of-arms, was a Polish-Lithuanian (adjective), Polish-Lithuanian magnates of Poland, magnate — Smolensk Voivodeship, Voivode of Smolensk (from 1771) and Polotsk Voivodeship, Połock (from 1781), Grand Notary of Lithuania (1754), Field Notary of Lithuania (1764–71), Field Hetman of Lithuania (1775–80), a delegate to the Convocation Sejm of 1764, and Marshall of the Royal elections in Poland#Procedure, Electoral Sejm of 1764. Sosnowski is best remembered as the father of a love interest of Tadeusz Kościuszko's, Ludwika Sosnowska. Sosnowski refused him his daughter's hand, reputedly telling the future hero of the American Revolution and leader of Poland's Kosciuszko Uprising against Russia that "Streptopelia, turtledoves are not for common sparrows, and magnates' daughters are not for petty szlachta, nobility." References Year of birth unknown 1783 deaths 18th-century Lithu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jozef Sosnowski 1754
Jozef (Creole language, Creole, Dutch language, Dutch, Breton language, Breton, and Slovak language, Slovak) or Józef (Polish language, Polish) are variants of the masculine given name Joseph in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list, see and . * Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s * Józef Bem (1794–1850), Polish general, Ottoman pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary * Józef Bilczewski (1860–1923), Polish Catholic archbishop and saint * Józef Brandt (1841–1915), Polish painter * Józef Ćwierczakiewicz (1822–1869), Polish journalist * Jo Cals, Jozef M.L.T. Cals (1914–1971), prime minister of the Netherlands * Józef Marian Chełmoński (1849–1914), Polish painter * Jozef Chovanec (born 1960), footballer * Jozef De Kesel (born 1947), Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Jozef De Veuster (1840–1889), Belgian missionary better known as Father Damien * Jozef Dob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
