Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski

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
Count
Coat of armsJelita
Born(1871-07-30)30 July 1871
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died5 May 1939(1939-05-05) (aged 67)
Klemensów (now part of Szczebrzeszyn), Poland
FamilyZamoyski
ConsortMaria Róża Sapieha
IssueMaria Zamoyska
Zofia Zamoyska
Róża Zamoyska
Jan Zamoyski
Andrzej Zamoyski
Władysław Marek Zamoyski
Anna Zamoyska
Paweł Zamoyski
Teresa Zamoyska
Krystyna Zamoyska
FatherTomasz Franciszek Zamoyski
MotherMaria Potocka

Life

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Maurycy 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

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He married Princess Maria Róża Sapieha on 18 July 1906 in Białka Szlachecka.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  3. ^ "Maurycy Klemens Zamoyski (1871–1939) – bibliografia" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. ^ "Order Odrodzenia Polski : trzechlecie pierwszej kapituły: 1921–1924". Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  5. ^ "Order Odrodzenia Polski : trzechlecie pierwszej kapituły: 1921–1924". Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  6. ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
  7. ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
  8. ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.
  9. ^ Joanna Janicka (2000). Maurycy hrabia Zamoyski. Zarys losów życiowych i politycznych oraz wgląd w struktury gospodarcze ordynacji. Lublin: Norbertinum. p. 229.