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Ludwik Tyszkiewicz

1748 – 1808

Polish nobleman

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Lived 1748 – 1808 (aged 59–60). Ludwik Tyszkiewicz was a Polish diplomat.

Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz (; 1748 – 26 June 1808) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic) and Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1780 to 1791, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania from 1791, Great Lithuanian Marshal from 1793. Member of the Targowica Confederation.

In 1764, as an envoy from the Trakai Voivodeship he was an elector for Stanisław August Poniatowski, whose niece Konstancja Poniatowska, the daughter of Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski, he married in Warsaw on 4 April 1775. Their daughter Anna married Count Aleksander Stanisław Potocki.

In 1776, Tyszkiewicz was an envoy to the Sejm from the Vilnius Voivodeship. and in 1778 was made the Marshal of the Sejm. In 1782, he was a supporter of the Permanent Council. During the Polish–Russian War of 1792, on a meeting of 23 July, he supported the accession of the king to the Targowica Confederation, whose example Tyszkiewicz himself soon followed, becoming Grand Marshal of Lithuania. During the Grodno Sejm, he was chosen as a negotiator with the Russian ambassador Jacob Sievers, and so on 22 July 1793 he signed the treaty of the cession of land to Russia, and then on 25 September to Prussia, as part of the Second Partition of Poland. In 1795, he was the leader of the Lithuanian party paying homage to Catherine II.

On 25 November 1776, he received the Order of the White Eagle and in 1778 the Order of St. Stanislaus. Later in 1787 he also received the Russian Orders of St. Alexander Nevsky and of St. Andrew. In 1792, he had built the Tyszkiewicz Palace in Warsaw.

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Important facts

Born
1748, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Grand Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Field lithuanian hetman, Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish elector
Awards
Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky; Order of the White Eagle; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Order of St. Andrew
Also known as
Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz

Family & relationships

Spouse
Konstancja Poniatowska
Parent
Józef Skumin Tyszkiewicz
Parent
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ludwik Tyszkiewicz?

Polish nobleman (1748-1808)

When was Ludwik Tyszkiewicz born?

Ludwik Tyszkiewicz was born in 1748 in Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

When did Ludwik Tyszkiewicz die?

Ludwik Tyszkiewicz died on 26 June 1808.

What was Ludwik Tyszkiewicz's occupation?

Ludwik Tyszkiewicz was a diplomat.

What nationality was Ludwik Tyszkiewicz?

Ludwik Tyszkiewicz was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ludwik Tyszkiewicz

· Wikidata: Q41414

· DBpedia: Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz

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