Antoni Radziwiłł
Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł (Polish pronunciation: [anˈtɔɲi ˈxɛnrɨk raˈd͡ʑiviww]; 13 June 1775 – 7 April 1833) was a Polish and Prussian noble, aristocrat, musician, and politician. Initially a hereditary Duke of Nieśwież and Ołyka, as a scion of the Radziwiłł family he also held the honorific title of a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire. Between 1815 and 1831 he acted as Duke-Governor (Polish: książę-namiestnik, German: Statthalter) of the Grand Duchy of Posen, an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Prussia created out of Greater Polish lands annexed in the Partitions of Poland.
Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł | |
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Lithograph after a sketch by Wilhelm Hensel, about 1810 | |
| Duke-Governor of the Grand Duchy of Posen | |
| In office 1815–1830 | |
| Preceded by | new creation |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Heinrich von Flottwell (as Oberpräsident) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1775 Vilnius, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 7 April 1833 (aged 57) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Resting place | Poznań Cathedral |
| Spouse | Princess Louise of Prussia |
| Children | Wilhelm Paweł Ferdynand Fryderyk Ludwika Fryderyka Helena Eliza Fryderyka Bogusław Fryderyk Władysław Wanda Augusta Wilhelmina |
| Parent(s) | Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł Helena Przeździecka |
| Residence(s) | Palais Radziwiłł, Berlin |
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