Józef Sierakowski
Polish-Lithuanian historian and politician
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Józef Sierakowski (1765 – 28 May 1831) was a Polish-Lithuanian historian, diplomat and politician who served as President of the Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission in during the French invasion of Russia in 1812 and a member of the Supreme Examination Commission of Congress Poland in 1829.[1]
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Józef Sierakowski | |
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| President of the Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission | |
Acting | |
| In office 1 July 1812 – 18 July 1812 | |
| Monarch | Frederick Augustus I |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Sołtan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1765 |
| Died | 28 May 1831 (aged 65–66) |
| Party | Patriotic Party (1788-1792) |
Career
He was a secretary of the Polish-Lithuanian diplomatic mission in Stockholm from 1789 to 1792, and travelled across Europe after the Partitions of Poland. Ideologically a republican, he was a member of the Lithuanian deputation to Napoleon in Tilsit in 1807.
After Grande Armée captured Vilnius in on 1 July 1812, he became a member of the Lithuanian provisional government after he was replaced by Stanisław Sołtan.
After the Napoleonic Wars, he was a member of government Commission of Religious and Enlightenment Affairs prior to the November Uprising.[2]
He belonged to the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning and researched the history of the Slavs. His known work is About Slavic Mythology.[3]
He was the Knight of the Order of St. Stanislaus, Knight of Malta and an Officier of the Legion of Honour.[1]