Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł

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Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł
Prince
Michal Giedeon Radzivil. Mikhal Gedeon Radzivil (XIX).jpg
Coat of arms POL COA Radziwill Ksiaze Ia.svg
Trąby; Radziwiłł coat of arms uses the Trąby in the center of a Black Eagle in a Golden Shield
Born(1778-09-24)24 September 1778
Warsaw, Poland
Died24 May 1850(1850-05-24) (aged 71)
Warsaw, Poland
Family Radziwiłł
Consort Aleksandra Stecka [1]
Issue Michalina Radziwiłł
Karol Andrzej Radziwiłł
Zygmunt Radziwiłł
Father Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł
Mother Helena Przeździecka

Prince Michał Gedeon Hieronim Radziwiłł (24 September 1778 [2] – 24 May 1850 [3] ) was a Polish noble, senator, and owner of Nieborów.

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Family

A member of the Radziwiłł family from Nieśwież, he was related to Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł.

Life

Radziwiłł participated in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. By January 1807, he had risen to the rank of colonel and became the commander of the Legion-du-Nord, later leading the 5th Infantry Regiment in the Duchy of Warsaw. He played a significant role in the Siege of Gdańsk and was subsequently stationed there with his regiment. In 1811, he was promoted to brigadier general.

During the 1812 campaign, Radziwiłł commanded an infantry brigade in the Polish division under General Grandjean, which was part of Jacques MacDonald’s 10th Army Corps. He defended Gdańsk in 1813 under General Jean Rapp, but was captured when the fortress surrendered. In 1815, he resigned from military service and returned in Nieborów.

During the November Uprising of 1830-31, Radziwiłł served as Commander-in-Chief of the Polish forces [4] and led the Polish troops at the Battle of Grochów. [5] After the uprising's failure, he was exiled to Yaroslavl in Russia. [6] He returned to Poland in 1836 and spent his final years in Warsaw, where he died in 1850.

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References

  1. ↑ Jabłoński, Krzysztof; Piwkowski, Włodzimierz (1992). Nieborów: Pałac Radziwiłłów (in Polish). Voyager. p. 8. ISBN   978-83-85496-03-8 . Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Spórna, Marcin (2006). Słownik najsłynniejszych wodzów i dowódców polskich (in Polish). Wydawn. "Zielona Sowa". pp. 352, 354. ISBN   978-83-7435-094-5 . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Krasińska, Eliza (1995). Świadek epoki: Czerwiec 1848-maj 1853 (listy nr 426-919) (in Polish). Ancher. p. 271. ISBN   978-83-85576-15-0 . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Herz, Lechosław (2011). Bolimowski Park Krajobrazowy: Puszcza Bolimowska, Puszcza Wiskicka, Dolina Rawki, Nieborów, Skierniewice, Żyrardów : przewodnik (in Polish). Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 152. ISBN   978-83-62460-07-6 . Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Kopaliński, Władysław (1987). Słownik mitów i tradycji kultury. Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. p. 339. ISBN   978-83-06-00861-6 . Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł". www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.


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