Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł
{{Short description|Polish noble (1778–1850)}}
{{Infobox noble
| name = Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł
| image = Michał Giedeon Radzivił. Міхал Гедэон Радзівіл (XIX).jpg
| house-type = Szlachta
| noble family = Radziwiłł
| CoA = 50px
Trąby; Radziwiłł coat of arms uses the Trąby in the center of a Black Eagle in a Golden Shield
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| father = Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł
| mother = Helena Przeździecka
| spouse = Aleksandra Stecka{{cite book |last1=Jabłoński |first1=Krzysztof |last2=Piwkowski |first2=Włodzimierz |title=Nieborów: Pałac Radziwiłłów |date=1992 |publisher=Voyager |isbn=978-83-85496-03-8 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XHbZAAAAMAAJ&q=Micha%C5%82+Gedeon+Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82+%22Aleksandra+Stecka%22 |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=pl}}
| spouse-type = Consort
| issue = Michalina Radziwiłł
Karol Andrzej Radziwiłł
Zygmunt Radziwiłł
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1778|9|24}}
| birth_place = Warsaw, Poland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1850|5|24|1778|9|24}}
| death_place = Warsaw, Poland
| title = Prince
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Prince Michał Gedeon Hieronim Radziwiłł (24 September 1778{{cite book |last1=Spórna |first1=Marcin |title=Słownik najsłynniejszych wodzów i dowódców polskich |date=2006 |publisher=Wydawn. "Zielona Sowa" |isbn=978-83-7435-094-5 |pages=352, 354|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F7TeAAAAMAAJ&q=Micha%C5%82+Gedeon+Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82+%E2%80%9E24+wrze%C5%9Bnia+1778%E2%80%9D |access-date=18 February 2024 |language=pl}} – 24 May 1850{{cite book |last1=Krasińska |first1=Eliza |title=Świadek epoki: Czerwiec 1848-maj 1853 (listy nr 426-919) |date=1995 |publisher=Ancher |isbn=978-83-85576-15-0 |page=271 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7YfiAAAAMAAJ&q=Micha%C5%82+Gedeon+Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82+%E2%80%9E24+maja+1850%E2%80%9D |access-date=18 February 2024 |language=pl}}) was a Polish noble, senator, and owner of Nieborów.
Family
A member of the Radziwiłł family from Nieśwież, he was related to Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł.
Life
Radziwiłł participated in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. By January 1807, he had risen to the rank of colonel and became the commander of the Legion-du-Nord, later leading the 5th Infantry Regiment in the Duchy of Warsaw. He played a significant role in the Siege of Gdańsk and was subsequently stationed there with his regiment. In 1811, he was promoted to brigadier general.
During the 1812 campaign, Radziwiłł commanded an infantry brigade in the Polish division under General Grandjean, which was part of Jacques MacDonald’s 10th Army Corps. He defended Gdańsk in 1813 under General Jean Rapp, but was captured when the fortress surrendered. In 1815, he resigned from military service and returned in Nieborów.
During the November Uprising of 1830-31, Radziwiłł served as Commander-in-Chief of the Polish forces{{cite book |last1=Herz |first1=Lechosław |title=Bolimowski Park Krajobrazowy: Puszcza Bolimowska, Puszcza Wiskicka, Dolina Rawki, Nieborów, Skierniewice, Żyrardów : przewodnik |date=2011 |publisher=Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz" |isbn=978-83-62460-07-6 |page=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2AzLr5ci3AC&dq=Micha%C5%82+Gedeon+Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82+%22Naczelny+W%C3%B3dz%22&pg=PA152 |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=pl}} and led the Polish troops at the Battle of Grochów.{{cite book |last1=Kopaliński |first1=Władysław |title=Słownik mitów i tradycji kultury |date=1987 |publisher=Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy|location=Warsaw |isbn=978-83-06-00861-6 |page=339 |url=https://archive.org/details/sownikmitowitrad0000kopa/page/338/mode/2up?q=Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82 |access-date=19 February 2024}} After the uprising's failure, he was exiled to Yaroslavl in Russia.{{cite web |title=Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł |url=https://www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl/a/biografia/michal-gedeon-radziwill-1778-1850-general-wp-wodz-naczelny |website=www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=pl}} He returned to Poland in 1836 and spent his final years in Warsaw, where he died in 1850.
References
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Category:Polish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Category:Generals of the November Uprising
Category:Members of Polish government (November Uprising)
Category:Military personnel from Warsaw
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