About Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk
Lived 1873 – 1945 (aged 72). Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk was a Russian and Polish politician.
Prince Seweryn Franciszek Światopełk-Czetwertyński (; ; 18 April 1873 – 19 June 1945) was a Polish landowner, entrepreneur and politician. He belonged to a cadet branch of the Czetwertyński family, historically one of the princely houses of Poland and Lithuania.
He was a pupil at the Realschule in Riga and was a member of the Polish student fraternity Arkonia. He went on to study at the University of Bonn.
He became a member of the Russian Duma in 1906, and after Poland had regained its independence, he was elected to the Sejm from 1919 until 1935. During World War II, he was a prisoner of Nazi Germany, and was imprisoned at Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps. He died of exhaustion barely two months after liberation, having newly arrived in the United Kingdom.
Światopełk-Czetwertyński was married to Zofia Przeździecka; their son Włodzimierz (1907–1965) and elder grandchildren were born in Poland, but during World War II, they fled to Britain, eventually taking up residence in North America.
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Who was Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk?
Polish politician
When was Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk born?
Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk was born on 18 April 1873 in Warsaw.
When did Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk die?
Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk died on 19 June 1945 in Edinburgh.
What was Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk's occupation?
Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk was a politician.
What nationality was Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk?
Seweryn Franciszek Czetwertyński-Światopełk was Russian and Polish.
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