Antoni Radziwiłł
Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł | |
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Duke-Governor of the Grand Duchy of Posen | |
In office 1815–1830 | |
Preceded by | new creation |
Succeeded by | Eduard Heinrich von Flottwell (as Oberpräsident) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Parent(s) | Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł Helena Przeździecka |
Residence(s) | Palais Radziwiłł, Berlin |
Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł (Polish pronunciation:
Biography
Antoni Radziwiłł was born on 13 June 1775 in
During
Duke-Governor
Upon the Final Act of the 1815
Shortly after the outbreak of the 1830 November Uprising in Russian Congress Poland led by his brother Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, he was deprived of all powers, and the rule passed to Oberpräsident Eduard Heinrich von Flottwell. Next year the office of Duke-Governor was abolished, and the autonomy of the Grand Duchy was cancelled. It was incorporated into the Provinces of Prussia, renamed the "Province of Posen" in 1848.
Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł returned to his palace in Berlin, where he died on 7 April 1833. He was buried in the
Patron of the arts
Antoni Radziwiłł is better known for his art patronage than for his ill-fated political career. His palaces in Berlin (the later
Awards
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, 6 September 1793; 1 December 1815[3]
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1795[4]
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 16 March 1796[5]
- Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert, 1825[6]
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Knight of Honour and Devotion[3]
See also
- Trąby coat of arms
- Radziwiłł
References
- ^ "Chopin u Radziwiłła — Berlin 1829" by Henryk Siemiradzki. In. Biblioteka chopinowska , Tom 7 Polskie Wydawn. Muzyczne, 1960
- ^ Frédéric Chopin as a Man and Musician by Frederick Niecks; Chopin: The Man and His Music by James Huneker
- ^ a b Preußen (1832). Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat: für das Jahr .... 1832. Decker. p. 6.
- ^ Preußen (1796). Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat. Decker. p. 27.
- ^ Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm II. ernannte Ritter" p. 13
- ^ Bayern (1828). Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1828. Landesamt. p. 7.
Literature
- Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815–1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989
External links
- Scores by Antoni Radziwiłł in digital library Polona