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Elżbieta Szydłowska

1748–1810

Born
1748
Country of birth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, today Poland
Died
1 Jun 1810, Warsaw
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  • Birth1748Probable1 source
  • Death1 Jun 1810, WarsawProbable1 source
  • ParentTeodor SzydłowskiConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Michal Grabowski

    Birth

  3. Child born: Kazimierz Grabowski

    Birth

  4. Child born: Izabela Grabowska

    Birth

  5. Child born: Stanisław Grabowski

    Birth, Warsaw

  6. Died · Warsaw

    Death, Warsaw

What was it like?

The world around 1748: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Elżbieta was born around the same time as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Vittorio Alfieri, and Lorenzo Da Ponte.

Known for

Elżbieta Szydłowska, married surname Grabowska, was a member of the Polish nobility, a mistress and possibly the morganatic wife of the last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Stanisław August Poniatowski.

Born around the same time

  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    1749 · German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

  • Vittorio Alfieri

    1749 · Italian noble, dramatist and poet (1749–1803)

  • Lorenzo Da Ponte

    1749 · Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)

  • Francisco Goya

    1746 · Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

  • Pierre-Simon Laplace

    1749 · French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827)

  • Edward Jenner

    1749 · English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

During their lifetime

  1. 1772

    First Partition of Poland annexations

    Prussia annexed West Prussia, acquiring 36,000 square kilometers and approximately 600,000 people, which significantly impacted local administration and demographics.

  2. 1773

    Construction of the Bydgoski Canal

    The Bydgoski Canal was constructed, creating a vital waterway connection between the Brda and Noteć rivers to improve regional trade transport.

  3. 1794

    Publication of Prussian Civil Code

    The Prussian General Civil Code was published, codifying laws while attempting to balance traditional social structures with Enlightenment principles of legal equality.

  4. 1807

    Abolition of personal serfdom in 1807

    The 1807 decree abolished personal serfdom in the Duchy of Warsaw, allowing peasants to move freely although they remained subject to feudal land duties.

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