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Maria Wirtemberska

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Princess Maria
Duchess Louis of Württenberg
Born(1768-03-15)15 March 1768
Warsaw,Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died21 October 1854(1854-10-21)(aged 86)
Paris,France
SpouseDuke Louis of Württemberg
(m. 1784; div. 1793)
IssueDuke Adam
Names
Maria Anna
HouseCzartoryski
FatherPrince Adam Czartoryski
MotherCountess Izabela von Flemming

Princess Maria Czartoryska(formerlyDuchess Louis of Württemberg;15 March 1768, Warsaw – 21 October 1854, Paris), was aPolishnoble,member of theHouse of Württemberg,writer, musician and philanthropist.[1]

Early life

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Born into the powerful PolishHouse of Czartoryski,Maria Anna was a daughter ofPrince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryskiand CountessIsabella von Flemming.She spent her childhood in the Blue Palace inWarsawandPowązki.In 1782 she moved with her parents toPuławy.

Marriage

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From 1784 to 1793 Maria was married toDuke Louis of Württemberg,brother ofEmpress Maria Feodorovna,who became theHetmanof theLithuanianArmy in the 1792 war againstRussia.Maria divorced him when his betrayal of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealthbecame known. Maria's only son,Duke Adam of Württemberg,remained with his father and was raised in an atmosphere prejudiced against his mother and Poland.

Life after divorce

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Following her divorce, Maria lived mostly in Warsaw, and from 1798 to 1804 spent winters inViennaand summers at Puławy. Between 1808 and 1816 she hosted her literary salon in Warsaw (Blue Saturdays). Her guests includedJulian Ursyn Niemcewicz.She attended meetings of the Xs Society (Towarzystwo Iksów). In 1816 she publishedMalvina, or the Heart's Intuition,considered Poland's firstpsychological novel.

Charmed with the picturesque village ofPilicashe bought it and remodelled its landscape garden. She built a palace and a Catholic church. The park in Pilica was considered among the most beautiful in Europe, and rivalled other parks in Poland: Powązki (established by Maria's mother) and HelenaRadziwiłł'sArkadia.Maria hiredFranciszek Lesselas herland agent.

Maria Wirtemberska was an active philanthropist. She provided education and published calendars for the peasantry.

Following theNovember UprisingMaria moved toSieniawa,then inGalicia.In 1837 she moved toParis,where she lived with her brother, PrinceAdam Jerzy Czartoryski.

Works

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Book

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  • Malvina, or the Heart's Intuition,1816 (English translation by Ursula Phillips published by Northern Illinois University Press, 2012ISBN978-0875804507)

Chamber music

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  • piano pieces (published by Antoni Kocipinski)[2]

Vocal music

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  • Stefan Potocki (published by Rogoczy)[1]
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References

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  1. ^abCohen, Aaron I. (1987).International encyclopedia of women composers(Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York.ISBN0-9617485-2-4.OCLC16714846.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^"Poles in Music (1902)".Polish Music Center.Retrieved2020-06-22.
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