Franciszek Piłsudski (1713-1791) Piłsudski coat of arms, was a Lithuanian nobleman, Colonel and Commander in the Samogitian division of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian army, Deputy cup-bearer, member of the

Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The General Sejm (, ) was the bicameral legislature of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was established by the Union of Lublin in 1569 following the merger of the legislatures of the two states, the Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland and the ...

and recipient of the

Order of Saint Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus (, ), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Congress Poland, Kingdom of Pola ...

(1779) and the Great Cross of Divine Providence.

Biography

Franciszek Piłsudski was born in 1713 in Manor to Ferdynand Ignacy Piłsudski (c1670-c1719) and Ludwika Urszula Piłsudska (née Biłłewicz),

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. He had four brothers, Jan, Ludwik, Aleksander and Antoni. He was a Colonel and Commander in the Samogitian division of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian army. He became Deputy cup-bearer and a member of the Sejm in

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. In the

Convocation Sejm (1764) The Convocation Sejm of 1764 was a confederated convocation sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth which met in Warsaw from 7 May to 23 June. It was tasked with preparing a royal election to fill the throne of the Commonwealth, but also c ...

, he supported the election of

Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski (), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuani ...

as a member of the

Szlachta The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ...

from the

Duchy of Samogitia The Duchy of Samogitia (, , ) was an administrative unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1422 (and from 1569, a member country of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth). Between 1422 and 1441 it was known as the Eldership of Samogitia. Si ...

. He was also a member of the

to the in Czaplica.

Manors

Franciszek Piłsudski inherited Pajūralis Manor from his father. He bought

Šilalė Šilalė (; Samogitian dialect, Samogitian: ''Šėlalė'', ) is a city in western Lithuania, Samogitia, Tauragė County. It is located north of Tauragė. The River Lokysta flows through the town and there is a pond in the centre of the town. H ...

Estate (from his brother), Aukštieji Gelgaudiškiai Estate, Putvinskiai Manor and several other estates, thus greatly expanding the family's holdings. By 1790 Franciszek Piłsudski ruled Pajūralis,

, Viešvėnai (50 km north of Šilalė), and Laukuva (16 km north of Šilalė). He owned four districts, seven manor houses, forty-one villages and two minor noblemen. He also had Šilalė church built in 1769-1779 (which has since been replaced).

Marriage and Children

Franciszek Piłsudski married twice. His first wife was Countess Marcjancella Komorowska,

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(daughter of Bartłomiej and Teresa née Oziemrałowski,

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) with whom he had Jan Chryzostom Piłsudski (1770-1837). His second wife was Joanna von Rönne with whom he had Aniela Piłsudska (who later married Jan Frąckiewicz).

Awards

Franciszek Piłsudski received the

(1779) and the Great Cross of Divine Providence.Zofia Libiszowska, Z archiwaliów amerykańskich. August Sułkowski i Order Opatrzności Bożej, w: Trudne stulecia, studia z dziejów XVII i XVIII wieku, Warszawa 1994, s. 76.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pilsudski, Franciszek 17th-century Lithuanian nobility 18th-century Lithuanian nobility 1713 births 1791 deaths