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Kazimierz Krasiński
Count Kazimierz Krasiński (1725–1802) was a Polish szlachcic, noble, politician and patron of art. He was the son of Antoni Krasiński and Barbara Zielińska.http://www.jednorozec.pl/?c=mdTresc-cmPokaz-259 (Polish) The last Grand Camp Leader of the Crown (since 1763) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was Chamberlain (office), Chamberlain of King Stanislaus I of Poland, Stanisław Leszczyński and starost of Krasnystaw and Nowe Miasto Korczyn. In the youth he stayed on the court of King Louis XV and then educated on the Military Cadet School of Stanisław Leszczyński in Lunéville. He was Sejm Marshal, Marshal of the Sejm (ordinary) from 30 September to 9 November 1782 in Warsaw. During the Four-Year Sejm in 1788, he was a member of the Military Commission of the Commonwealth and a supporter of the 3rd May Constitution. He financed and participated in the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794. After the Partitions of Poland, he patronized Polish independence organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasiński Family
The House of Krasiński (plural: Krasińscy) is an old Szlachta, Polish noble family, whose members held the title of Count in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, granted to them on 29 June 1856 by Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I. The name is derived from the village of Krasne, Masovian Voivodeship, Krasne in Masovia. The family traces its origins to the 14th century. Its members have been landowners and politically active in Masovia, Lithuania, and Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia, now in Poland. The Krasiński family has produced officers, politicians (including voivodes of Poland and members of the Senate of Poland), and bishops. One of the most renowned members of the Krasiński family is the 19th-century poet Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's ''Three Bards''. Origins Wratislaw Corvin is a figure in Hungarian history, recognized for his ancestral lineage. The family's Polish heritage can be traced back to Slawek Korwin (1412–1427), who established ownership of Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
