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Szymon Marcin Kossakowski
Coat of arms Ślepowron
Born1741
Šilai, Jonava
DiedApril 25, 1794 (aged 52–53)
Vilnius
Noble family Kossakowski

Szymon Marcin Kossakowski ( Lithuanian: Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis; 1741 in Šilai, Jonava – 1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Grand Hetman of Lithuania.

Biography

He participated in the Radom Confederation and the Bar Confederation. A supporter of the Russian Empire during the Kościuszko Uprising and earlier, he was deemed a traitor. In the aftermath of the Vilnius Uprising he tried to escape by boat, but was captured and hanged [1] in the town hall square of Vilnius with the inscription of He who swings will not drown and was buried in the cellars of the church in Jonava. [2]

References

  1. ^ "1794 08 11 Tado Kosciuškos sukilimo metu Rusijos kariuomenė užėmė Vilnių". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ Davies, Norman (1984). God's Playground: A History of Poland (2nd ed.). New York City: Columbia University Press. p. 540. ISBN  0-231-05352-5.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Szymon Marcin Kossakowski
Coat of arms Ślepowron
Born1741
Šilai, Jonava
DiedApril 25, 1794 (aged 52–53)
Vilnius
Noble family Kossakowski

Szymon Marcin Kossakowski ( Lithuanian: Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis; 1741 in Šilai, Jonava – 1794) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman ( szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Grand Hetman of Lithuania.

Biography

He participated in the Radom Confederation and the Bar Confederation. A supporter of the Russian Empire during the Kościuszko Uprising and earlier, he was deemed a traitor. In the aftermath of the Vilnius Uprising he tried to escape by boat, but was captured and hanged [1] in the town hall square of Vilnius with the inscription of He who swings will not drown and was buried in the cellars of the church in Jonava. [2]

References

  1. ^ "1794 08 11 Tado Kosciuškos sukilimo metu Rusijos kariuomenė užėmė Vilnių". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ Davies, Norman (1984). God's Playground: A History of Poland (2nd ed.). New York City: Columbia University Press. p. 540. ISBN  0-231-05352-5.

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