Michał Kazimierz Ogiński
Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (c. 1728 – c. 1800) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, politician, musician, composer and military officer.
Also recorded as Ogiński, Michał Kazimierz · Michel Ogiński · Michel Oginski · M. Oginsky
Michał Kazimierz Ogiński
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- Died
- 1800. · Slonim.
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- Occupation
- diplomat, composer, encyclopédistes, politician, writer and military personnel.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Black Eagle, Order of the White Eagle (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), Order of St. Andrew, Order of Saint Stanislaus and Order of the Red Eagle.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (c. 1728 – c. 1800) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, politician, musician, composer and military officer.
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Michał Kazimierz Ogiński (1729–1800) was a composer, diplomat and encyclopédistes, among other activities, a national of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The composer was born in Warsaw. Michał Kazimierz Ogiński was a member of freemasonry and held the positions of Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Great Hetman of Lithuania, among others.
Languages used include Polish. Honours include Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of the Black Eagle and Order of the Red Eagle, among others.
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Biography
Biography
He began his political career at the age of 18, when he became the Field Writer of Lithuania, a mid-level position in the administration of the State. In 1764 he became one of Russia's candidates for the Polish throne. When Stanisław August Poniatowski was chosen instead, he was made Palatine (or Voïvode) of Vilnius. In 1768 he was nominated to the rank of the Grand Hetman of Lithuania, thus becoming one of two highest-ranking military commanders in the Polish–Lithuanian state. He later joined the anti-Russian Bar Confederation. After some initial successes, he was defeated in September 1771 by the Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov in the Battle of Stołowicze, forcing him into exile, notably in Paris between 1772 and 1774, and his properties were confiscated. He was allowed to return in 1774, and three years later Russia returned some of his properties to him. During the Great Sejm of 1788–1791, Ogiński was a member of the Patriotic Party. However, following the defeat of his faction in the Polish–Russian War of 1792, he resigned his post and retired to his family manor in Słonim. Apart from his political and military career, he was a noted engineer and musician. He helped to establish the Pińsk–Volhynia road, the arsenal in Vilnius, and the Oginski Canal, which joined the watersheds of the Neman and Dnieper rivers (1765-1784). He also founded numerous factories and foundries in the lands belonging to his family. He was also a noted musician and composer, as well as a benefactor of artists. At his court in Słonim he held two theater groups (Italian and Polish), a printing house and orchestra. He also modified the design of the harp and wrote several musical compositions. He was among two Polish scholars (alongside Jan Szczepan Kurdwanowski) who contributed to the French Encyclopédie. He was a cousin of Andrzej Ignacy, the father of composer Michał Kleofas Ogiński, and it is possible that many of the polonaises composed by him can be attributed to Michał Kazimierz, including the famous Farewell to My Homeland. Michał Kazimierz Ogiński was the first owner of Rembrandt's painting The Polish Rider.
Works
Works
He was the author of literary works published under the pseudonym Słonimski. Żarty dowcipne dla czytelnika z różnych autorów zebrane (1780) Xiążka in Octavo majori (1781) Powieści historyczne i moralne (1782) Bayki i niebayki (1788) Noc Jungia – poem (1788) Comedies: fr.: La fête du jour de nom (pol.: "Uczta imieninowa") - 1784 Operas: Opuszczone dzieci – 1771, Słonim Filozof zmieniony – 1771, Słonim Telemak – 1780 Kondycje stanów – 1781, Słonim Pola Elizejskie – drama with composed music – 1781, Słonim Cyganie – 1786, Siedlce Mocy Świata – before 1788, Słonim Songs: Do Temiry – 1788

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Life and career
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1800
Michał Kazimierz Ogiński died at Slonim.
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Warsaw.
Birth place
Slonim.
Death place
Honours
Order of the White Eagle, Poland Order of Saint Stanislaus, Poland Order of St. Andrew, Russian Empire Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Russian Empire Order of the Black Eagle, Prussia
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- 1.Haine, Malou. Michał Kazimierz Ogiński : Un encyclopédiste occasionnel. Recherches Sur Diderot et Sur l'Encyclopédie. 53. 129–144. 2018. 10.4000/rde.5689.
- 2.MICHAL KAZIMIERZ OGINSKI UND SEIN MUSENHOF ZU SLONIM.
- 3.Salomon, Xavier F., Rembrandt's Polish Rider (The Frick Collection, 2019), pp. 33, 63.
- 4.Ritter des Schwarzen Adler-Ordens.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q704506: Michał Kazimierz OgińskiWikimedia Foundation
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