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'''Fryderyk Józef Jan Kanty Moszyński''' (1738, [[Dresden]] - 21 January 1817, [[Kiev]]) of [[Nałęcz Coat of Arms]] was a noble (''[[szlachcic]]'') in the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. He held the offices of [[Referendary of Lithuania]], [[Great Secretary of Lithuania]] and [[Marszałek|Great Marshal of the Crown]]. |
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A grandson of former [[king of Poland]], [[August II the Strong]], he was educated in [[Saxony]]. From 1766-1768 he was the member of Crown Treasury Commission, and from 1768 a vice-commander of the [[Cadet Corps]], a function he performed well, even donating some of his funds to the [[Szkoła Rycerska]]. However in 1792 he joined the [[Targowica Confederation]], whose actions resulted in the fall of the [[Constitution of May 3]] and the [[Second Partition of Poland]]. In 1793 he was a member of commission investigating a [[banking]] crisis in the Commonwealth, and the member of the [[Permanent Council]] in charge of [[police]]. In the aftermath of the [[Warsaw Uprising (1794)|Warsaw Uprising]] during the [[Kościuszko Uprising]], he was imprisoned by the Polish revolutionaries. On 28 June 1794 [[angry mob]] stormed the prison with the intention of [[hanging]] many of the people considered traitors, Moszyński was saved by the intervention of [[Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski]], although many others - like [[bishop]] [[Ignacy Jakub Massalski]] or prince [[Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk]] - were hanged that day. |
A grandson of former [[king of Poland]], [[August II the Strong]], he was educated in [[Saxony]]. From 1766-1768 he was the member of Crown Treasury Commission, and from 1768 a vice-commander of the [[Cadet Corps]], a function he performed well, even donating some of his funds to the [[Szkoła Rycerska]]. However in 1792 he joined the [[Targowica Confederation]], whose actions resulted in the fall of the [[Constitution of May 3]] and the [[Second Partition of Poland]]. In 1793 he was a member of commission investigating a [[banking]] crisis in the Commonwealth, and the member of the [[Permanent Council]] in charge of [[police]]. In the aftermath of the [[Warsaw Uprising (1794)|Warsaw Uprising]] during the [[Kościuszko Uprising]], he was imprisoned by the Polish revolutionaries. On 28 June 1794 [[angry mob]] stormed the prison with the intention of [[hanging]] many of the people considered traitors, Moszyński was saved by the intervention of [[Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski]], although many others - like [[bishop]] [[Ignacy Jakub Massalski]] or prince [[Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk]] - were hanged that day. |
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==Family and childhood== |
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Fryderyk Józef Moszyński was son of [[Jan Kanty Moszyński]], Grand Treasurer of the Crown (''podskarbi wielki koronny''), and Fryderyka Augusta, an illegitimate daughter of [[Augustus II the Strong]], king of Poland, and his mistress [[Maria Aurora of Spiegel|Fatima]]. He was posthumus (his father died on 15 September 1737). He had an older brother, [[August Moszyński]].<ref name="PSB112">{{cite book |last1=Zahorski| first1=Andrzej|last2= Złomska |first2=Małgorzata|title=[[Polski Słownik Biograficzny]] |volume=22 |year=1977 |publisher=Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności |chapter= Fryderyk Józef Moszyński |page=112}}</ref> |
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Fryderyk Józef Moszyński was born in Dresden. He was baptised on 14 March 1738.<ref name="PSB112"/> |
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Fryderyk Józef Moszyński spent his chilhood in Dresden under the tutelage of [[Heinrich von Brühl]]. He was well educated. Moszyński knew a few languages. He was also interesting in maths.<ref name="PSB112"/> |
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Revision as of 22:21, 23 April 2011
Fryderyk Józef Jan Kanty Moszyński (1738, Dresden - 21 January 1817, Kiev) of Nałęcz Coat of Arms was a noble (szlachcic) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He held the offices of Referendary of Lithuania, Great Secretary of Lithuania and Great Marshal of the Crown.
A grandson of former king of Poland, August II the Strong, he was educated in Saxony. From 1766-1768 he was the member of Crown Treasury Commission, and from 1768 a vice-commander of the Cadet Corps, a function he performed well, even donating some of his funds to the Szkoła Rycerska. However in 1792 he joined the Targowica Confederation, whose actions resulted in the fall of the Constitution of May 3 and the Second Partition of Poland. In 1793 he was a member of commission investigating a banking crisis in the Commonwealth, and the member of the Permanent Council in charge of police. In the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising during the Kościuszko Uprising, he was imprisoned by the Polish revolutionaries. On 28 June 1794 angry mob stormed the prison with the intention of hanging many of the people considered traitors, Moszyński was saved by the intervention of Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski, although many others - like bishop Ignacy Jakub Massalski or prince Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk - were hanged that day.
Family and childhood
Fryderyk Józef Moszyński was son of Jan Kanty Moszyński, Grand Treasurer of the Crown (podskarbi wielki koronny), and Fryderyka Augusta, an illegitimate daughter of Augustus II the Strong, king of Poland, and his mistress Fatima. He was posthumus (his father died on 15 September 1737). He had an older brother, August Moszyński.[1]
Fryderyk Józef Moszyński was born in Dresden. He was baptised on 14 March 1738.[1]
Fryderyk Józef Moszyński spent his chilhood in Dresden under the tutelage of Heinrich von Brühl. He was well educated. Moszyński knew a few languages. He was also interesting in maths.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Zahorski, Andrzej; Złomska, Małgorzata (1977). "Fryderyk Józef Moszyński". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 22. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 112.
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