Celestyn Chołodecki

Celestyn Chołodecki

Celestyn Chołodecki (1816-1867) was a member from the szlachta (noble) family of Chołodeckis. Like his son to follow, Józef Białynia Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki was a writer and frequent contributor to leaflets calling for Poland's independence from Russia. His brother, Tomasz Chołodecki, was widely known in the area of Galicia for taking part in the planning of a failed Wielkopolska Uprising in 1846, and then for taking part in the January Uprising of 1863 were he fought in the Battle of Staszów under Marian Langiewicz.


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