Michał Jan Pac (1730–1787) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, Lithuanian Marshal of the

Bar Confederation The Bar Confederation (; 1768–1772) was an association of Polish nobles (''szlachta'') formed at the fortress of Bar, Ukraine, Bar in Podolia (now Ukraine), in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian C ...

from 1769 until 1772, and Chamberlain of King

Augustus III of Poland Augustus III (; – "the Saxon"; ; 17 October 1696 5 October 1763) was List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as List of rulers of Saxony, Elector of Saxony i ...

. He lived in exile in France after the defeat of the Confederation. In 1780, he bought the castle and the village of Marainville in Lorraine;See pag
"Adam Weydlich"
on the NIFC site. his steward, Adam Weydlich, made acquaintance with the village ''syndic'', François, who had a son, Nicolas, born in 1771. After Pac's death, the Weydlichs left France for Poland, and young Nicolas emigrated with them; in 1810, he was to have a son,

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

Bibliography

* "Polski Słownik Biograficzny" (tom 24, str. 729)

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1730 births 1787 deaths Michal Jan Polish nobility Members of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Radom confederates Bar confederates {{Poland-bio-stub