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11 unusual facts about Tyszkiewicz


Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn

His first poetical work to be published was the Shir Ḥabibim / Shir Chovivim (Vilnius, 1822), in honor of the marriage of Count Tyszkiewicz, one of the most powerful noblemen of Lithuania.

Kavarskas

In the 16th century, Kavarskas and the surrounding area belonged to nobles Astikai, later – Ogiński (Oginskiai), Tyszkiewicz (Tiškevičiai), and Siesickiai.

Kretinga Museum

In 1874 the land was purchased in an auction by Count Tyszkiewicz.

Michał Tyszkiewicz

Michał Tyszkiewicz (1828–1897) was a Polish collector of antiques and amateur Egyptologist, member of the once powerful Tyszkiewicz noble family.

Michał Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz

The couple adopted Jan Tyszkiewicz, son of Michał Tyszkiewicz's brother, who had been murdered by the NKVD in 1940.

Raudondvaris

The palace belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family until the end of World War I, when it was converted into a shelter for children.

Raudondvaris Castle

Following his demise, the manor passed from one noble family to another, first the Worłowski, then given to Zabiełło family and finally in 1820s it was purchased by Benedykt Tyszkiewicz.

Samuel Tyszkiewicz

Samuel Tyszkiewicz (1889–1954) was a Polish typographer, member of the once powerful Tyszkiewicz noble family.

Tiškevičiai Palace, Palanga

Tyszkiewicz family member, Feliks Tyszkiewicz, contacted famous German architect Franz Heinrich Schwechten to construct a new palace; their old estate was a wooden manor on the banks of Rąžė River.

The other heir of the Tiškevičiai (Tyszkiewicz) family, count Alfred Tyszkiewicz (1913–2008), Stanislaw's younger brother, was also forced to leave Lithuania during the Second World War, he donated his share of the palace to the city of Palanga.

Valozhyn

Valozhyn was established as a "privately owned city" by Count Tyszkiewicz in the 14th century, and remained so until the 20th century.


House of Tyszkiewicz

Places named Tyszkiewicz Palace, "former Tyszkiewicz Palace", Tiškevičiai Palace, and other historical properties of the family are located in Warsaw, Kraków and Vilnius, as well as in numerous towns of modern Poland, Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine (in Palanga, Kretinga, Lahojsk, Raudondvaris, Berdychiv, Biržai, Kavarskas, Deltuva, Trakai, Lentvaris, Seredžius, etc.)

Juliusz Kossak

Kossak produced also a series of portraits in oil for Polish noble families including Fredro, Gniewosz, Tyszkiewicz, Lipski and Morstin clan.

Lanckoroński Foundation

Lanckoroński Foundation is Zygmunt Jan Ansgary Tyszkiewicz (CMG) of Cambridge, England.