Count Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (30 July 1871 – 5 May 1939) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), politician, social activist, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Polish government of the 1920s.[1]
Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski | |
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| Coat of arms | Jelita |
| Born | 30 July 1871 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 May 1939 (aged 67) Klemensów (now part of Szczebrzeszyn), Poland |
| Family | Zamoyski |
| Consort | Maria Róża Sapieha |
| Issue | Maria Zamoyska Zofia Zamoyska Róża Zamoyska Jan Zamoyski Andrzej Zamoyski Władysław Marek Zamoyski Anna Zamoyska Paweł Zamoyski Teresa Zamoyska Krystyna Zamoyska |
| Father | Tomasz Franciszek Zamoyski |
| Mother | Maria Potocka |
Life
editMaurycy was the 15th Lord of the Zamość estate and the biggest land owner in pre-World War II Poland. He co-founded and chaired the Agricultural Society in 1903. In 1906, he was elected to the State Duma of the Russian Empire as a representative of Lublin Governorate. During the First World War he was the vice-chairman of the Polish National Committee in Warsaw and later vice-chairman of the Polish National Committee in Paris.[2]
He campaigned in the 1922 presidential elections as a candidate of the right-wing supported by various political parties, most notably the National Democrats. He won four rounds of the election only to lose out in the final round to the surprise victor Gabriel Narutowicz, who was hence elected President of Poland until his death after assuming five days office. From 1919–1924 ambassador in Paris; from 19 January 1924 until 27 July 1924 Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]
Personal life
editHe married Princess Maria Róża Sapieha on 18 July 1906 in Białka Szlachecka.
Honours
edit- Grand Cordon of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)[4]
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)[5]
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)[6]
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)[7]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)[8]
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Italy)[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Order Odrodzenia Polski : trzechlecie pierwszej kapituły: 1921–1924". Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Order Odrodzenia Polski : trzechlecie pierwszej kapituły: 1921–1924". Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
- ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
- ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
- ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
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