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Michał Józef Römer
Michał Józef Römer (also spelled Romer or Roemer; 2 September 1778 – 14 January 1853) was a politician, writer, Freemason, and notable member of the Polish-Lithuanian identity, Polish–Lithuanian gentry. Son of Stefan Dominik Römer and Anna Pac. Biography Römer was born in the Lithuanian city of Vilnius, Vilna, where he spent most of his life. He owned manors in Kriaunos, Antanašė, Bagdoniškis, Daugirdiškiai, Granapolis, and Dembinė. During the French invasion of Russia, he served as the Mayor of Vilnius from July to September 1812. Between 1817 and 1820 he served as a marszałek, Marshal of the Szlachta for the Vilna Governorate. He also served as a head of the regional branch of the National Patriotic Society and the ''Towarzystwo Szubrawców'' literary society (along with Michał Baliński, Leon Borowski, Ignacy Chodźko, Antoni Gorecki, Kazimierz Kontrym, Józef Sękowski, Jędrzej Śniadecki and Tomasz Zan). He was master of Masonic Lodge Diligent Lithuanian (''Uo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Borowski
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), ..., capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 * León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora * Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France * Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France * Isla de León, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete North America * León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |