Bogdan Hutten-Czapski
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Bogdan Hutten-Czapski

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Bogdan Hutten-Czapski

First name:

Bogdan

Last Name:

Hutten-Czapski

Middle name:

Franciszek Serwacy

Parents:

Józef Napoleon Hutten-Czapski i Eleonora Mielżyńska

Crest:

Leliwa

Date of birth:

13-05-1851

Place of birth:

Smogulecka Wieś

Date of death:

07-09-1937

Place od death:

Poznań

Age:

86

Profession:

politician

Honours and awards:

Srebrny Krzyż Pielgrzyma, Krzyż Mariański, Kawaler Orderu Franciszka Józefa, Kawaler Orderu Korony Żelaznej (1892), Kawaler Książęco-Saskiego Ernestyńskiego Orderu Domowego, Kawaler Orderu Legii Honorowej, Krzyż Żelazny, Kawaler Orderu Orła Czerwonego, Komandor Orderu Sławy, Krzyż Wielki Orderu Korony Włoch, Krzyż Wielki Orderu Świętego Grzegorza Wielkiego, Kawaler po Sprawiedliwości, Baliw Krzyża Wielkiego Honoru i Dewocji, Wielka Wstęga Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (1933)

Biography:

Bogdan Franciszek Serwacy Hutten-Czapski (1851-1937), born in Smogulecka Village, son of Józef Napoleon Hutten-Czapski and Eleonora Mielżyńska, count, politician and superintendent of Warsaw universities (1915-1918).

He came from the Pomeranian Czapski family, who in the 18th century adopted the nickname 'Hutten' and obtained the title of count in Prussia.

He was a secret diplomat, working with the Vatican and the German authorities. Czapski played a key role during the First World War, including in the establishment of Polish universities under German occupation, and was involved in efforts for Polish independence. In 1916, he read out the Act of Proclamation of the Polish Kingdom.

Publication:

25.03.2025

Last updated:

06.04.2025
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