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One of his sons, Vasyli Chortoryiski (Ukrainian: Чарторийський; c. 1375–1416), was granted an estate in Volhynia in 1393, and his three sons John, Alexander and Michael (c. 1400–1489) are considered the progenitors of the family.
Polish literature. Adam Kazimierz, Prince Czartoryski (born December 1, 1734, Gdańsk, Poland—died March 19, 1823, Sieniawa [Poland]) was a leading member of the princely Czartoryski family and a patron of the arts, education, and culture. The son of Aleksander August Czartoryski, governor of Ruthenia, who gathered a great estate and founded ...
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Jan 25, 2017 · The Dowager Empress, the Empress Elizabeth, and Prince Peter Dolgorukij were among the more prominent Russians who opposed Czartoryski's appointment to the foreign office. Prince Dolgorukij even spread rumors that Czartoryski aspired to the Polish throne and that he was ready to betray Russia for it.
May 2, 2021 · The Czartoryskis did have two sons, Witold and Władysław but neither was interested in inheriting the Polish crown and Adam Czartoryski’s relations with his elder son and heir apparent were difficult.
- André Liebich
- 2021
The son of a wealthy prince, he began his political career as a foreign minister to the Russian Tsar Alexander I after Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria. He later became a leader of the Polish government in exile and a bitter opponent of Alexander's successor, Tsar Nicholas I.
Apr 7, 2010 · Memoirs of Prince Adam Czartoryski : and his correspondence with Alexander I ; with documents relative to the Prince's negotiations with Pitt, Fox, and Brougham ... : Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy, ksi, 1770-1861 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
After the insurrection of 1794, the Czartoryski family was threatened with the confiscation of their lands by Catherine II. They therefore sent their two sons to St Petersburg in the hope of gaining the trust of the Empress and of preserving their heritage.
