Agnieszka Baranowska
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Agnieszka Lipska Baranowska (1819 - 1890) was a Polish playwright and poet.
Born on April 16, 1819 in Gostków
near Łęczyca in a Polish
szlachta
family of Lipscy to Jacob Lipski and Marjania Zaluska, she spent her life in the Prussian partition
, including the Grand Duchy of Poznań
. She had one brother, Konstanty, who died when she was six.
She was married in 1838 to Stanisław Baranowski
(1806-1843), who was an officer in the Polish forces during the January Uprising
. They had four children:
After her husband's death in 1843, while she was pregnant with their daughter Stanisława, she became the head of the family at the age of 24, and took care of their lands in Marszew.
She had many friends and colleagues among the Polish writers of the Great Emigration
, some of whom visited her manor in Marszew. They included Karol Baliński, Teofil Lenartowicz
, Franciszek Mickiewicz and Eweryst Estkowski. She took part in many activities designed to promote Polish culture, and sponsored and organized various festivities or organizations (such as the Society of Scientific Help for Girls (Towarzystwo Pomocy Naukowej dla dziewcząt)).
She wrote several plays for the local theater in Pleszew
, likely inspired by and with the encouragement of Stanisław Sczaniecki from Karmin
. She also wrote many poems, some of which she dedicated to the great Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz
. Most of her works were dedicated to rekindling the patriotic spirit of Poles, and used many elements from myths and legends of Greater Poland
. Some of them were printed in the women's press ("Lechu", "Dwutygodniku dla Kobiet").
She died on December 15, 1890 in Poznań
.
Born on April 16, 1819 in Gostków
Gostków
Gostków may refer to the following places in Poland:*Gostków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Gostków, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship *Nowy Gostków, a village in Gmina Wartkowice, Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship...
near Łęczyca in a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
szlachta
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
family of Lipscy to Jacob Lipski and Marjania Zaluska, she spent her life in the Prussian partition
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
, including the Grand Duchy of Poznań
Grand Duchy of Poznan
The Grand Duchy of Posen, or the Grand Duchy of Poznań was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Per agreements derived at the Congress of Vienna it was to have...
. She had one brother, Konstanty, who died when she was six.
She was married in 1838 to Stanisław Baranowski
Baranowski
Baranowski is a common Polish surname; Lithuanian form is Baranauskas and frequently transliterated from Russian as Baranovsky.This name is mostly common to the people from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania....
(1806-1843), who was an officer in the Polish forces during the January Uprising
January Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
. They had four children:
- Maria-Antonina Baranowska (1840-1880), mother of noted Pole Rodryg DuninRodryg DuninRodryg Dunin was a Polish noble , a hrabia , and an industrialist and agriculturalist. His work in agricultural industry, including pioneering new techniques, earned him recognition among the farming circles of early 20th century Greater Poland.- Biography :Rodryg Dunin was born in Marszewo,...
- Aniela Zofia Baranowska (1842 - c. 1917) (married to Edmund TaczanowskiEdmund TaczanowskiEdmund Taczanowski was a Polish general, insurrectionist, member of the Taczanowski magnate dynasty , and Lord of the estate of Choryń in the province of Poznań....
in 1860) - Stefan Baranowski
- Stanisława Baranowska (1844-1927)
After her husband's death in 1843, while she was pregnant with their daughter Stanisława, she became the head of the family at the age of 24, and took care of their lands in Marszew.
She had many friends and colleagues among the Polish writers of the Great Emigration
Great Emigration
The Great Emigration was an emigration of political elites from Poland from 1831–1870. Since the end of the 18th century, a major role in Polish political life was played by people who carried out their activities outside the country as émigrés...
, some of whom visited her manor in Marszew. They included Karol Baliński, Teofil Lenartowicz
Teofil Lenartowicz
Teofil Aleksander Lenartowicz was a Polish ethnographer, sculptor, poet and Romantic conspirator...
, Franciszek Mickiewicz and Eweryst Estkowski. She took part in many activities designed to promote Polish culture, and sponsored and organized various festivities or organizations (such as the Society of Scientific Help for Girls (Towarzystwo Pomocy Naukowej dla dziewcząt)).
She wrote several plays for the local theater in Pleszew
Pleszew
Pleszew is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County...
, likely inspired by and with the encouragement of Stanisław Sczaniecki from Karmin
Karmin
Karmin may refer to:Places:*Karmin, Kościan County in Greater Poland Voivodeship *Karmin, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship *Karmin, Szamotuły County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...
. She also wrote many poems, some of which she dedicated to the great Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz ) was a Polish poet, publisher and political writer of the Romantic period. One of the primary representatives of the Polish Romanticism era, a national poet of Poland, he is seen as one of Poland's Three Bards and the greatest poet in all of Polish literature...
. Most of her works were dedicated to rekindling the patriotic spirit of Poles, and used many elements from myths and legends of Greater Poland
Greater Poland
Greater Poland or Great Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznań.The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history...
. Some of them were printed in the women's press ("Lechu", "Dwutygodniku dla Kobiet").
She died on December 15, 1890 in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
.