Sebastian Sierakowski (1743–1824) and the Myth of Cracow in the Napoleonic and Post-Congress Era Cover Image

Sebastian Sierakowski (1743–1824) i mit Krakowa w okresie napoleońskim i pokongresowym
Sebastian Sierakowski (1743–1824) and the Myth of Cracow in the Napoleonic and Post-Congress Era

Author(s): Mikołaj Getka-Kenig
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Oral history, Political history, Modern Age, 19th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Free City of Cracow; Duchy of Warsaw; Republic of Cracow; partitions; architecture; arts; monarchy;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the contribution of Sebastian Sierakowski (Cracow prelate, academic, and politician) to the formation of the myth of Cracow as the “city-monument” to the historic glory of Poland in the era of Duchy of Warsaw and Free City of Cracow. The author discusses Sierakowski’s various undertakings of a commemorative, editorial or architectural and artistic character.

  • Issue Year: 126/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 283-314
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish