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Czartoryski , Polish princely family. Although of ancient lineage, it rose to prominence only in the 17th cent., and in the 18th cent. during the reign of the Saxon kings of Poland it virtually ruled the country. Prince Michael Czartoryski, 1697-1773, was grand chancellor of Lithuania. His brother, Prince Augustus Czartoryski, d. 1782, was palatine of Polish Russia. Failing in their efforts to reform the Polish constitution, the brothers fell out with King Augustus III and, securing the support of Catherine II of Russia, succeeded in elevating their nephew, Stanislaus Poniatowski,... Read more

Czartoryski family
...efforts of Prince Michal Fryderyk Czartoryski (1696–1775) and his brother August...through the princes Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), a patron of the arts, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770–1861), who worked for the... Read more

Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy, Prince
Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy, Prince (1770–1861) Polish statesman and nationalist leader. A cousin of the last independent king of POLAND... Read more

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	The Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland ; ...Polish-American Journal 01-31-2004 THE CZARTORYSKI MUSEUM Azimuth Editions, London, England, on behalf of The Princes Czartoryski Foundation, 2001; Color plates...Zamoyski's informative book about the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland. The author... Read more
	THE COCAINE CATWALK CONNECTION; REVEALED: How bosses feed the girls free drugs to make them perform better on the fashion runway - by Princess Tamara Czartoryski, a top model who was nearly destroyed by the industry. ; Byline: KATIE NICHOLL WHEN socialite Princess Tamara Czartoryski decided to pursue a modelling career in London, she...graduating in 1999, Tamara - whose father Prince Adan Czartoryski is a cousin of the King of Spain, moved to Madrid to... Read more
	Letters to Vilna/Listy do Wilna - 1805 ; ...light on the role that Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, one of the most important Polish statesmen...access to such archival materials. Prince Czartoryski was Curator of Education for the Vilna...of his friend, Emperor Alexander I, Czartoryski used this position to build on the work... Read more
	Construction worker charged in actress' death ; ...of Adrienne Shelly, Detective Kevin Czartoryski said. Pillco, 19, was picked up early...hours until "he made statements," said Czartoryski, who would not say what the statements...on the second- degree murder charge, Czartoryski said. There was no home telephone listing... Read more
	Exploring art ; ...by a member of Poland's distinguished Czartoryski family in Italy in about 1801 and has...masses. He noted that Princess Izabela Czartoryski, a 19th-century guardian of Polish art...of the time it hangs at the Princes Czartoryski Museum. Another Old Master, a Rembrandt... Read more
	Pilgrimage to a classic leads to contemporary surprise ; ...was to see Leonardo's mesmerizing "Lady with Ermine" in the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow. For years I'd daydreamed about making the...cash-strapped museums in other post-Communist countries, the Czartoryski sometimes rents its rarities to wealthier museums in the... Read more
	DIARY. ; Byline: RICHARD KAY PRINCESS Tamara Czartoryski-Borbon (above) has thrown caution to the wind in her quest for true love, and is moving to Portugal to be with her footballer lover... Read more
	It's a royal knockout! ; Byline: RICHARD KAY PRINCESS Tamara Czartoryski-Borbon's quest for fame has taken on many incarnations down the years - showjumping, acting, TV presenting, modelling, and even... Read more
	You're knicked; Princess of The Games is frisked for stolen Summers underwear.(News) ; ...on the lookout for nicked sexy knickers. Princess Tamara Czartoryski- Borbon, 26, who was in Glasgow training for the Channel...sitcom Red Dwarf and presenter of Robot Wars. -Princess Tamara Czartoryski-Borbon, 26, actress/ presenter/ model. CAPTION(S): Chatty... Read more
	Carry on alone ; MANDRAKE fancies that Lady Isabella Hervey and Princess Tamara Czartoryski-Borbon, the actress cousin of King Juan Carlos of Spain, may have a rather lonely time of it on the set of their allegedly forthcoming... Read more

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	The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has deaccessioned this Portrait of a Courtier by Jan Mostaert (c. 1475-1555) after concluding that it was looted by the Nazis.(News)(Brief Article)
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