Stanislaw Soltyk

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Stanislaw Soltyk

Stanislaw Soltyk (b. December 12, 1753-June 4, 1831) was a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
nobleman (szlachcic), political activist, landowner, father of Roman Soltyk

Roman Soltyk

Roman Soltyk was a Poland nobleman , political activist and general.Born in Warsaw, Roman was son of Stanislaw Soltyk. He served as an officer in the Duchy of Warsaw and took part in Napoleon's Napoleon's invasion of Russia....
.

Stanislaw was born in Krysko near Plonsk

Plonsk

Plonsk is a town in north-central Poland with 22,258 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship ; previously, in was in Ciechan?w Voivodeship ....
. He became Royal chamberlain in 1780, Great Podstoli

Podstoli

Podstoli was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik, and was responsible for the King's pantry....
of the Crown in 1784.

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Stanislaw Soltyk (b. December 12, 1753-June 4, 1831) was a Polish

Poland

Roman Soltyk

Plonsk

Podstoli

Podstoli was a court office in Poland and Lithuania. A Podstoli was the deputy of a Stolnik, and was responsible for the King's pantry....
of the Crown in 1784. He was a strong supporter of reforms in the Republic

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
. He participated in the Great Sejm

Great Sejm

The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw, beginning in 1788....
in 1788–1792 as representative of the Kraków Voivodeship

Kraków Voivodeship

Krak?w Voivodeship, refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland in the surrounding regions, with the city of Krak?w as its capital....
for the second time. He was a member of the "Radziwill Club", which prepared the passing of the Constitution of May 3, 1791 by the [[Sejm]]. After the adoption of the Constitution, he became member and co-founder of the "[[Assembly of Friends of the May 3 Constitution]]". Reportedly, he was the last known inhabitant of the [[Krzyztopór]] castle complex, living there in the years 1782-1787.

He participated in the preparation of the Kosciuszko Uprising

Kosciuszko Uprising

The Kosciuszko Uprising was an rebellion led by Tadeusz Kosciuszko in Poland and Lithuania in 1794. It was a failed attempt to liberate Poland and Lithuania of Russian Empire influence after the Second Partition of Poland and the creation of the Confederation of Targowica....
, but did not partake in any armed struggles. He was sent with a secret diplomatic mission to the royal court in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
, but was arrested by the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n authorities. During the partition of Poland, he supported and was involved in conspiratorial activities of the independence movements.

After the fall of the Republic he went into retirement on his estates in Chlewisko near Radom

Radom

Radom is a city in central Poland with 227,309 inhabitants. It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship , 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw....
. He became busy with producing agrarian and metallurgical products and soon became one of the major industrialists in Poland. He took part in the cultural life of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
and organized meetings of artists and writers. In 1800 he founded the "Society of Friends of Science". Together with Tadeusz Czacki

Tadeusz Czacki

Tadeusz Czacki , was a Poland historian, pedagogue and numismatics. He was an important person in the Enlightenment in Poland.When Adam_Kazimierz_Czartoryski was placed at the head of the educational district of Wilna, Czacki was appointed school inspector of Volhynia, Podolia, and the Ukraine....
and others, he founded the "Trade Society" in 1802.

He returned to political life in the Duchy of Warsaw

Duchy of Warsaw

The Duchy of Warsaw was a Poland state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit....
, after Marshal Joachim Murat

Joachim Murat

Joachim-Napol?on Murat , Prince Murat, Grand Duke of Berg and Duchy of Cleves, Marshal of France, was King of the Two Sicilies from 1808 to 1815....
appointed him as member of the "Supreme Justice Chamber" () in 1807. From 1811 until 1812 he served as member of the Sejm. In 1811 he was appointed as Sejm Marshal.

During the Polish Congress Kingdom, member of the Sejm and senator-castellan

Castellan

A castellan was the governor or Property caretaker of a castle or keep. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum 'castle'....
. From 1823 member and one of the authorities of the underground "Patriotic Society" in Russian occupied part Poland. He was arrested in 1826 and convicted of treason against the state. In 1829 after four years in prison, he was acquitted and released.

He supported the November Uprising in 1830 but due to his old age and poor health, he could not take part in the Sejm assembly to put his signature under the act to dethrone Czar Nicolas I, January 25, 1831. He sent a letter to the Sejm submitting his support.

For his patriotic activities, the Sejm raised him to the rank of senator-voivode in May 28, 1831. He died in Warsaw on June 4, 1831.

Awards

Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of Saint Stanislaus

The Order of Saint Stanislaus , also spelled Stanislas, was an Order in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and The Kingdom of Poland between 1765 and 1831....
, awarded in 1783.
Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
Order of the White Eagle

The Order of the White Eagle is Poland's highest Order awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits. It was officially instituted on November 1, 1705 by Augustus II the Strong and bestowed on eight of his supporters, four Polish magnates, three Russian field marshals, amongs them Peter von Lacy and one Cossack hetman....
, awarded in 1788.