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Czartoryski family, the leading noble family of Poland in the 18th century, eclipsing the rival Potocki family in both power and prestige. Although the members of the Czartoryski family trace their lineage back to the 14th-century noble Gedymin (Gediminas) of Lithuania, they first achieved.
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The Czartoryski had risen to power under August Aleksander Czartoryski (1697–1782) of the Klewa line, who married Zofia Denhoffowa, the only heir to the Sieniawski family. The family attained the height of its influence from the mid-18th century in the court of King Augustus III (r. 1734–1763).
May 2, 2021 · Such a moment did seem to occur several times, most notably in 1853–4 when France and Great Britain entered into war against Russia in what became known as the Crimean War. To Czartoryski’s great disappointment, and in spite of active Polish involvement, the Crimean War did not lead to Polish independence.
- 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.
By 1750 they formed the most powerful family in Poland and using Russia's support, they planned to elevate either Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski or his cousin Stanislaw Poniatowski to the throne.
The Czartoryski rose to power under August Aleksander Czartoryski (1697–1782) of the Klewa line, who married Countess Zofia von Dönhoff, the only heir to the Sieniawski family. The Czartoryski and the Potocki were the two most influential aristocratic families of the last decades of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).
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Russian Revolution. Tsar Nicholas II on one of his tours of the front line in 1916. The effects of World War I gave rise to the Russian Revolution of 1917. By the end of 1916, two years of total war had placed enormous strain on all combatant nations.
