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Rostworowski (Nałęcz)
Rostworowski (plural: Rostworowscy, feminine form: Rostworowska) is a Polish aristocratic family, originating in Greater Poland and using the Nałęcz coat-of-arms. Their name comes from the village of Rostworowo near Poznań, that was the family's original seat. Comital title Since the 18th century, descendants of the castellan of Zakroczym Jan Antoni Rostworowski (1709-1775) and his wife Konstancja Lanckorońska (1721-1777) claimed a hereditary title of a count. Although it was not ever formally conferred on any member of this family, due to their high social standing and family connections, the Rostworowskis used to be addressed as counts both by their noble peers and European monarchs. Members The family is noted among Polish aristocracy for a number of prominent intellectuals (often associated with the Roman Catholic Church) such as: * Emanuel Rostworowski, historian * Karol Hubert Rostworowski, playwright * Marek Rostworowski, art historian * María Rostworowski, historia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the state, exercising extensive political rights and power. Szlachta as a class differed significantly from the feudal nobility of Western Europe. The estate was officially abolished in 1921 by the March Constitution."Szlachta. Szlachta w Polsce" ''Encyklopedia PWN'' The origins of the ''szlachta'' are obscure and the subject of several theories. Traditionally, its members owned land (allods), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Poland
Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland. The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history. Since the Middle Ages, Wielkopolska proper has been split into the Poznań and Kalisz voivodeships. In the wider sense, it also encompassed Sieradz, Łęczyca, Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław voivodeships, which were situated further eastward. After the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Greater Poland was incorporated into Prussia as the Grand Duchy of Posen. The region in the proper sense roughly coincides with the present-day Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, województwo wielkopolskie). Like the historical regions of Pomerania, Silesia, Mazovia or Lesser Poland, the Greater Poland region possesses its own distinctive folk costum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nałęcz Coat-of-arms
Nałęcz may refer to: * Nałęcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in north-central Poland * Tomasz Nałęcz, Polish politician and academic * Nałęcz coat-of-arms {{disamb, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Gothic Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. As of 2021, the city's population is 529,410, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.1 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship. Poznań is a center of trade, sports, education, technology an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakroczym
Zakroczym (; yi, זאקראטשין ''Zakrotshin'') is a small town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . The Vistula River flows through the town. Zakroczym has a long and rich history: in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was the capital of an administrative unit (ziemia), part of Mazovian Voivodeship. Also, Zakroczym was a royal town of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The town lies at the intersection of two main roads - national road 62, and national road 7. Name The name of Zakroczym comes from ancient Polish word ''zakrot'', which means river crossing. Originally, the town was located closer to the Vistula river, and was called Kroczym or Kroczyn. Due to numerous floods, Zakroczym was moved to a higher location. History * c. 1155 - first mention of the gord and settlement of Zakroczym, property of Benedictine Monastery from Mogilno, * 8 June 1335. Mazovian dukes Siemowit II and Trojden I renew here truc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanckoroński Family
The House of Lanckoroński (plural Lanckorońscy. Lithuanian - Lanskoronskiai) was an old Polish aristocratic family. Its representatives held power and influence in the Kingdom of Poland from the times of the late Piast dynasty (14th century) to the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (18th century). History The Lanckoroński name derives from the village of Lanckorona in Lesser Poland, a site of a castle. The family had previously hailed from Brzezie (today part of the town of Wodzisław). The Lanckorońskis were based in Kraków and Sandomierz and used the Zadora coat of arms. Emperor Joseph II’s confirmed the validity of the title of Count granted to the Lanckoroński family (18 November 1783). In the late 19th century, Count Karol Lanckoroński built the Palais Lanckoroński in Vienna. Notable representatives * Mikołaj z Brzezia (Mikołaj of Brzezie), 14th century Grand Crown Marshal * Zbigniew z Brzezia (Zbigniew of Brzezie), 15th century Grand Crown Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Rostworowski
Emanuel Mateusz Rostworowski (8 January 1923, in Kraków – 8 October 1989, in Kraków) was a Polish historian, professor at Kraków's Jagiellonian University, and member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He specialized in 18th-century history. In 1965-89 he was editor-in-chief of '' Polski Słownik Biograficzny''. He was a son of Karol Hubert Rostworowski. Books * ''Historia powszechna – wiek XVIII'', Warszawa 1977. * ''Sprawa aukcji wojska na tle sytuacji politycznej przed Sejmem Czteroletnim'', Warszawa 1957. * ''O polską koronę. Polityka Francji w latach 1725-1733'', 1958. * ''Legendy i fakty XVIII wieku'', Warszawa 1963. * ''Ostatni król Rzeczypospolitej. Geneza i upadek Konstytucji 3 maja'', Warszawa 1966. * ''Popioły i korzenie. Szkice historyczne i rodzinne'', Kraków 1985. 1923 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Historians of Poland Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Emanuel Emanuel may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Hubert Rostworowski
Karol Hubert Rostworowski (3 November 1877 – 4 February 1938) was a Polish playwright, poet and musician, born to a family of local gentry. He is remembered for his opposition to totalitarianism and for fatalistic works inspired by Catholic morality. Rostworowski was born in Rybna in southern Poland. He studied agriculture in Halle, but abandoned it in 1900. He began studying piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1901, and moved to Berlin to study philosophy six years later. He returned to Poland in 1908 and settled in Czarkowy on the Nida. During World War I he moved to Kraków and became a member of National Democracy, publishing in ''Głos Narodu'' beginning in 1920. In 1933 he was chosen to join the Polish Academy of Literature, but resigned his membership in 1937 in protest against the change of government. Between 1934 and 1937 he had served as a councillor in the Kraków municipal government on the platform of the National Party. He died in Kraków. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Rostworowski , also spelled Merek, a village in Iran
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Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The title character of '' Oberinspektor Marek'', an Austrian television series See also * * Marek's disease * VC Marek Union-Ivkoni, Bulgarian professional men's volleyball team, based in Dupnitsa * Marek i Wacek (meaning Marek and Wacek), a musical duo of Polish pianists Marek Tomaszewski and Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski * Marrick * Merrick (other) * Mereg Mereg ( fa, مرگ; also known as Mark, Merek, Merk, and Mirg) is a village in Sarkal Rural District, in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 372, distributed among 80 fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Rostworowski
María Rostworowski Tovar de Diez Canseco (8 August 1915 – 6 March 2016) was a Peruvian historian known for her extensive and detailed publications on Peruvian Ancient Cultures and the Inca Empire. Biography Rostworowski was born in the Barranco district of Lima, Peru. Her father was Jan Jacek Rostworowski, a Polish aristocrat, and her mother, Rita Tovar del Valle, was from Puno. Her grandfather, Agustín Tovar Aguilar, was president of the Senate and her uncle, Karol Hubert Rostworowski, was a playwright. She studied at various boarding schools in Poland, Belgium, France and England, where she learned French, English, and Polish. She was a student of the Peruvian historian Raúl Porras Barrenechea at the National University of San Marcos."María de los Andes" interview by Nelson Manrique, at ''Cyberayllu'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Jan Rostworowski
Michał Jan Rostworowski (August 27, 1864, Dresden – March 24, 1940, Tarnów) was a Polish-Austrian lawyer. He was professor of international and constitutional law at the University of Cracow from 1903 to 1930, serving as rector in the 1925–1926 academic year. He was elected as a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which position he held until his death in 1940. Early life and education Michał Rostworowski came from a Russian-Polish noble family and was born in 1864 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, his family having relocated there after the January Uprising in 1863. He studied at the University of Warsaw and then obtained his degree law at the University of St. Petersburg, where he also studied history. He later devoted himself from 1889 to 1891 at the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris, from 1891 to 1893 at the University of Cracow, where he received his doctorate, and from 1893 to 1995 at the Universities of Bern and Vienna. Academic career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
