Ambroży Mikołaj Skarżyński

French Imperial Coat of Arms. General Ambroży Mikołaj Skarżyński would be awarded with the title of Baron and Chevalier de l'Empire by Napoleon Bonaparte Baron Ambroży Mikołaj Skarżyński of Bończa (1787–1868) was a Napoleonic officer, Chevalier de l'Empire and later in his career he would become a Polish general. He was born in Gawłów, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. He began his career in the Prussian army. He was educated at a Prussian military school. He eventually served in the Imperial Guard. He would be awarded with the title of Chevalier de l'Empire for his battlefield accomplishments. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Berry-au-Bac, the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube

Biography Ambrozy was born into a Polish aristocratic family; his father was a wealthy landowner, a castellan and a chairman of the Polish Court of Appeal and his mother Bibiana née Lanckoronska - came from one of the oldest Polish households. Ambrozy, along with his 3 other brothers, was educated initially by Monsieur Borne, a French expatriate living in Warsaw and later at a Prussian dragoon academy.

Ambrozy is best remembered for his military achievements while serving in the French Grande Armée. He was an officer in the Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard and he led the defense of Napoleon himself during the battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. After the failure of the uprising in the late 1831 Ambrozy emigrated from the Duchy of Warsaw to Prussia, where he stayed until 1857. He then returned to the Duchy to settle in his estate, Orłów, where he died in 1868.

In 1818 Ambrozy married Julia Sokolowska, daughter of the starosta of Nieszawa and he received Orłów estate as a dowry, which included a vast amount of land and a large manor. He also received Suserz estate with a wooden manor from his father, Jerzy. Skarzynski had 7 children with Julia, and their son, also called Jerzy, participated later in the Greater Poland Uprising (1848). Children of Ambroży and Julia née Sokołowska: 1. Jerzy, 2. Magdalena, 3. Kazimierz, 4. Eleonora, 5. Bibianna, 6. Konstanty, 7. Franciszek, 8. Stanisław, 9. Maksymilian Józef.