Roman Sanguszko

Roman Sanguszko
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Roman Sanguszko

Noble Family Sanguszko
Coat of Arms Pogon Litewska
Parents Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko
Klementyna Czartoryska
Consorts Natalia Potocka
Children with Natalia Potocka
Maria Klementyna Sanguszko
Date of Birth May 6, 1800
Place of Birth Sławuta
Date of Death March 26, 1881
Place of Death Sławuta

Prince Roman Sanguszko (1800-1881) was a Polish noble, patriot, political and social activist.

He married Natalia Potocka on May 14, 1829 in Warsaw. He participated in the November Uprising in 1831 and took part in the battles of Lubartów and Zamość. After the collapse of the uprising, exiled on December 18 1831 by the Russians to Siberia. Sanguszko was compelled to walk the entire way to Siberia (about 3300 km) in chains for his part in the insurrection by personal order of the Czar. Later enlisted to the Russian Army, he fought in the Caucasus.

His life is the subject of "Prince Roman" (1910) one of Joseph Conrad's short stories.

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See also: Roman Sanguszko, 1800, 1829, 1831, 1881, Biography, Caucasus, Czar, December 18