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Helena Radziwiłłowa
Helena Radziwiłłowa (1753–1821) was a Polish aristocrat. She was, for a period, a lady-in-waiting to Catherine the Great. She married the Polish magnate and politician Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł in 1771. She was widely known for her love affairs and was the lover of Stanisław August Poniatowski as well as of Otto Magnus von Stackelberg, who benefitted the career of her spouse. Biography Helena was born the daughter of Anthony Tadeusz Prezezdecki (1718–1772) and his wife, Princess Catherine Oginska (b. 1725). After the death of her mother, she was raised by her aunt Princess Aleksandra Czartoryska (1730–1798), the wife of Prince Michał Kazimierz Ogiński. She received an education and was fluent in French, English, German, and Italian. She married Prince Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł (1744–1831) on 26 April 1771. Following the wedding she and her husband lived in Czernawczycy, then Nieborów Palace, and in the Radziwill Palace in Warsaw. At the coronation of Paul I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of State Ladies Of Imperial Russia
State Ladies or Statsdame at the Russian Imperial Court were the second largest group of court ladies, after Maid of honour, maids of honour. This position was officially established during the reign of Paul I of Russia, Paul I, at the coronation of his wife Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), Maria Feodorovna. Before that women simply carried portraits of the empress. As a general rule of thumb, most of the ladies of state were also cavalry ladies, women awarded with the Order of Saint Catherine, given to them for their philanthropy or charity at court. When appointed to the position, the women were bestowed with a portrait of the Empress with a crown set in diamonds, similar to the maid of honour Monogram, cipher. In 1870 and 1871, the Russkaya Starina magazine published an extensive list of State Ladies, compiled by Pavel Fedorovich Karabanov. State Ladies of Empress Catherine I of Russia, Catherine (until 1725) State Ladies of Empress Catherine I of Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Bacciarelli
Marcello Bacciarelli (; 16 February 1731 – 5 January 1818) was an Italian-born painter of the late-baroque and Neoclassicism, Neoclassic periods active in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Biography He was born in Rome, and studied there under Marco Benefial. In 1750, with the recommendation of the architect Gaetano Chiaveri, Marcello was recruited to Dresden in Saxony, where he was employed by Elected King Augustus III of Poland. After the death of King Augustus, Marcello went to Vienna, and thence to Warsaw. In Dresden, he met Bernardo Bellotto and worked with this Italian painter throughout his life. He was recruited by King Stanisław II Augustus in 1766 to become the Director of the newly founded Royal Buildings and Estates. In Dresden, he married Johanna Juliana Friederike Bacciarelli, Friederike Richter, a woman painter known for miniature portraits. In Vienna, Marcello painted portraits of the imperial family, including the four daughters of Maria Teresa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul I Of Russia
Paul I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination in 1801. Paul remained overshadowed by his mother, Catherine the Great, for most of his life. He adopted the Pauline Laws, laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules that lasted until the end of the Romanov dynasty and of the Russian Empire. He also imposed the first limitations on serfdom in Russia, serfdom with the Manifesto of three-day corvee, sought to curtail the privileges of the Russian nobility, nobility, pursued various military reforms which were highly unpopular among officers and was known for his unpredictable behavior, all of which contributed to the conspiracy that would take his life. In 1799 he brought Russia into the War of the Second Coalition, Second Coalition against First French Republic, Revolutionary France alongside Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain and Habsburg monarchy, Austria; the Russian forces achieved several victories at first but withdrew after facing setbacks. Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 26 – Congress of Laibach convenes to deal with outstanding international issues, particularly the outbreak of a revolution in southern Italy. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * February 9 – Columbian College in the District of Columbia is chartered by President James Monroe (it becomes George Washington University). * February 10 – In Mexico, the Embrace of Acatempan takes place between Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, which seals the peace between the viceroyalty troops and the insurgents. * February 28 – Congress of Laibach formally comes to an end. However the leading participants remain as fresh uprisings break out in Northern Italy and Greece. * March 7 – The Battle of Rieti is fought in Italy between intervening Austrian Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1753 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – King Binnya Dala of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom orders the burning of Ava, the former capital of the Kingdom of Burma. * January 29 – After a month's absence, Elizabeth Canning returns to her mother's home in London and claims that she was abducted; the following criminal trial causes an uproar. * February 17 – The concept of electrical telegraphy is first published in the form of a letter to ''Scots' Magazine'' from a writer who identifies himself only as "C.M.". Titled "An Expeditious Method of Conveying Intelligence", C.M. suggests that static electricity (generated by 1753 from "frictional machines") could send electric signals across wires to a receiver. Rather than the dot and dash system later used by Samuel F.B. Morse, C.M. proposes that "a set of wires equal in number to the letters of the alphabet, be extended horizontally between two given places" and that on the receiving side, "Let a ball be suspen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstanty Adam Czartoryski
Prince Konstanty Adam Czartoryski (28 October 1777 – 24 April 1866) was a Polish szlachcic, nobleman who became colonel in 1809 in the Duchy of Warsaw and brigadier general in 1815 in Congress Poland. He commanded the 2nd battalion of grenadiers and 17th battalion of line infantry in the Duchy of Warsaw. He was a member of the Czartoryski noble family and became a brigadier general of the Kingdom of Poland under Duke Constantin. He was stationed in Prince Poniatowskis fifth corps of the Grandee Arme in Napoleons invasion of Russia. References External links *Constantin von WurzbachCzartoryski, Constantin Fürst In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 1777 births 1866 deaths Polish generals Czartoryski family, Konstanky Adam Polish people of German descent Polish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radwan Coat Of Arms
Radwan () is a Polish knights' clan (''ród'') and a Polish coat of arms used by the noble families within the clan (''szlachta''). Blazon Gules: a Gonfanon or surmounted by a Maltese Cross of the last. Crest – on a crowned helmet – three ostrich feathers proper.Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich – Wydawnictwo; Wrocław, POLSKA; 1984, page 154. Kasper Niesiecki Society of Jesus">S.J. (1682–1744) in hi"Herbarz Polski"(with increased legal proofs and additions by Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz [1805–1881] in the Leipzig editions, 1839–1846) writes: "It [Radwan coat of arms] was awarded during the reign of Bolesław II the Generous, King Bolesław Smialy (1058–1079) on the occasion of a battle with Ruthenia; a captain named Radwan had been sent out on a foray with part of the army. He happened upon the enemy camp in such close quarters that they could neither protect themselves from a skirmish with the Ruthenians, nor fight with them, inasmuch as their numbers were so mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Louise Of Prussia (1770–1836)
Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a monarch. A crown princess can be the heir apparent to the throne or the spouse of the heir apparent. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. An example of a princess regnant is Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the president of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a co-prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jastrzębiec Coat Of Arms
Jastrzębiec () is one of the most ancient Polish heraldry, Polish coat of arms. Dating back to the 10th century, it has been used by Poland's oldest szlachta families — Poland's Immemorial nobility — and remains in use today. History Legend of the coat of arms According to the Polish-Czech writer and heraldist Bartosz Paprocki, this coat of arms is called ''Jastrzebiec'' because the clan's pagan ancestors bore a Northern goshawk, Goshawk, or ''Jastrzab''. In the era of King Bolesław the Brave, circa 999, during a siege of the mountain fortress Łysa Góra – two miles from Bozecin, now called Swiety Krzyz (Christian cross, Holy Cross) – the Christian besiegers were challenged by the pagan holders of the place, to "Send forth one from among you who is willing to fight for Christ, in a challenge against one of our men." Jastrzebczyk, a knightly member of the Jastrzebiec clan invented horseshoes that enabled his horse to climb the slippery slopes and to defeat and bring the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł
Prince Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (; Belarusian language, Belarusian: ''Дамінік Геранім Радзівіл''; Polish language, Polish: ''Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł''; 4 August 1786 – 11 November 1813) was a Duchy of Warsaw, Polish-Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuanian szlachcic, nobleman who was Ordynat of Nesvizh Castle, Nesvizh and Olyka Castle, Olyka and owner of Biržai, Dubingiai, Słuck and Kapyl estates. He took part in Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and later died of wounds after the Battle of Hanau. Early life Dominik was born on 4 August 1786 in Biała Podlaska. He was the only son of Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł (1759–1786) and his wife, Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis (1758–1800), of the Nesvizh Castle, Nesvizh line of the family. His father was Count of Kleck, the Podkomorzy, Great Cupbearer of Lithuania from 1779 and Starosta, Governor of Minsk. After his father's death in September 1786, shortly after his birth, his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varvara Turkestanova
Princess Varvara Ilynichna Turkestanova (; 26 December 1775 – 20 May 1819) was a Russian Empire, Russian noblewoman of Georgians, Georgian origin, known for her affair with Tsar Alexander I of Russia and her correspondence with the French émigré Ferdinand Christin, which describes the Russian court life of the 1810s. She took her own life shortly after giving birth to a daughter, whose father was either Tsar Alexander or her other lover, Prince Vladimir Golitsyn. Her surname is also transliterated in Western European languages as ''Tourkestanoff'', ''Tourkestanov'', or ''Tourkestanow''. Life Varvara Turkestanova, a third-generation émigré of Georgian noble descent, was part of the Turkestanishvili family, established in Russia in 1724. She was born in Moscow. Orphaned early in life, she was reared by her relative, General Vasily Arsenyev. Due to her charm and ingenuity, she gained popularity in the Moscow, Muscovite high society. She later became a Lady-in-waiting of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofiyivka Park
Sofiyivsky Park () or Sofiyivka Park (; ) is an arboretum (type of botanical garden) and a scientific-research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU Department of Biology). The park is located in the northern part of the City of Uman, Cherkasy Oblast (Central Ukraine), near the Kamianka River. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden. Today, the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 300,000 visitors. Since 2000, it is listed on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine. Sofiyivka is a scenic landmark of world gardening design at the beginning of the 19th century. The park accounts for over 2,000 types of trees and brush (local and exotic) among which are taxodium (marsh cypress), Weymouth Pine, tulip tree, platanus, ginkgo, and many others. Since 1980, the director of the park is the member-correspondent of the Academy of Sciences, doctor of biological sciences Ivan Kosenko. In 1985, small planet #2259 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
