Józef Kossakowski (colonel)
Józef Kossakowski | |
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 Józef Kossakowski around 1794 | |
| Coat of arms | Ślepowron |
| Full name | Józef Dominik Korwin-Kossakowski |
| Born | 16 August 1771 Vaitkuškis near Ukmergė |
| Died | 2 November 1840 Warsaw |
| Noble family | Kossakowski |
| Spouse(s) | Ludwika Zofia Potocka |
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Józef Dominik Korwin-Kossakowski (16 August 1771 in Vaitkuškis near Ukmergė – 2 November 1840 in Warsaw), was a Polish–Lithuanian statesman and military commander, a participant of Targowica Confederation and a colonel of the Polish Army. He used the Ślepowron coat of arms.
Kossakowski had been a member of the Four-Year Sejm and was awarded the Order of the White Eagle by King Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1793.[1] He fought in the Grande Armée during the Napoleon's invasion of Russia.[1] During the November Uprising he signed an access of the citizen of Vilnius voivodeship to the uprising.[1]
He married Ludwika Zofia Potocka, daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, they had four children, among them one son Stanisław Szczęsny Kossowski.[1]
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- ^ a b c d Homola, Irena. "Józef Dominik Kossakowski h. Ślepowron". www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-06.