Maria Wirtemberska
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| Princess Maria | |||||
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| Duchess Louis of Württenberg | |||||
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| Born | 15 March 1768 Warsaw, Poland | ||||
| Died | 21 October 1854 (aged 86) Paris, France | ||||
| Spouse | Duke Louis of Württemberg (m. 1784; div. 1793) | ||||
| Issue | Duke Adam | ||||
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| House | Czartoryski | ||||
| Father | Prince Adam Czartoryski | ||||
| Mother | Countess Izabela von Flemming | ||||
Princess Maria Czartoryska (formerly Duchess Louis of Württemberg; 15 March 1768, Warsaw – 21 October 1854, Paris), was a Polish noble, member of the House of Württemberg, writer, musician and philanthropist.[1]
Early life
Born into the powerful Polish
Marriage
From 1784 to 1793 Maria was married to Duke Louis of Württemberg, brother of Empress Maria Feodorovna, who became the Hetman of the Lithuanian Army in the 1792 war against Russia. Maria divorced him when his betrayal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth became known. Maria's only son, Duke Adam of Württemberg, remained with his father and was raised in an atmosphere prejudiced against his mother and Poland.
Life after divorce
Following her divorce, Maria lived mostly in Warsaw, and from 1798 to 1804 spent winters in
Charmed with the picturesque village of
.Maria Wirtemberska was an active philanthropist. She provided education and published calendars for the peasantry.
Following the November Uprising Maria moved to Sieniawa, then in Galicia. In 1837 she moved to Paris, where she lived with her brother, Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski.
Works
Book
- Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition, 1816 (English translation by Ursula Phillips published by Northern Illinois University Press, 2012 ISBN 978-0875804507)
Chamber music
- piano pieces (published by Antoni Kocipinski)[2]
Vocal music
- Stefan Potocki (published by Rogoczy)[1]
Gallery
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Marynka's Palace, Puławy, was built for Maria by her parents -
Izabela Czartoryska, née Fleming, Maria's mother -
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Duke Adam of Württemberg, Maria's son. Portrait by Johann Dominik Bossi, 1805
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References
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- ^ "Poles in Music (1902)". Polish Music Center. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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