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| '''Antoni Dunin''' (1907-1939) was a ] noble (]), a '']'' (]), and an army officer who received the prestigious ] award. |
'''Antoni Dunin''' (1907-1939) was a ] noble (]), a '']'' (]), and an army officer who received the prestigious ] award.<ref name="virtuti">{{cite web | last = Wesolowski | first =Z | title = Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari Recipients (1792-1992) | publisher = Federation of East European Family History Societies | date = ], 1998 | url = http://feefhs.org/PL/vm/vm-d.html | accessdate = 2007-10-13}}</ref> | ||
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== Biography == | ||
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| ]Antoni was born on ], ], the youngest child of Lucia (Łucja) ] (1862-1917) and her second husband Count ] (1870-1928). He grew up at the ] estate near ], the youngest of ten children. He had six older siblings by his mother's first marriage to Stanisław Niezychowski, and two sisters and one brother via his own father Rodryg.<ref name="familytree">{{cite web | last = Dunin | first =Elonka | authorlink=Elonka Dunin | title = Antoni Dunin (Hr.) | date = ], 2005 | url = http://www.elonka.com/public/genealogy/html/d0002/g0000078.html#I7 | accessdate = 2007-10-13}}</ref> When Antoni was 13, his elder brother Stanisław died in combat, and was then immortalized in the patriotic 1922 painting ''The Death of Lieutenant Stanisław Dunin'' (Polish: ''Śmierć Porucznika Stanisława Dunina'') by noted artist ].<ref name="dunin_paintings">{{cite web | last = Dunin | first =Elonka | authorlink=Elonka Dunin | title = Dunin Family Paintings | date = ], 2005 | url = http://www.elonka.com/public/familytree/paintings.html | accessdate = 2007-10-13}}</ref> The ] family crest is the ] (swan). | |||
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| On ], ], Antoni married Zofia Helena Werner (1910-1939), daughter of Poland's vice-Finance Minister ], and great-niece of the man who would become Saint ]. They had three children: Krystyna, ] (Stanisław, named after Antoni's older brother), and Magda (Magdelena).<ref name="familytree"/> <!-- children are still living as of 2006, so their birth years and full names are not being included --> | |||
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| * maintained by Antoni's granddaughter | |||
| Antoni was killed in combat at the age of 32 on ], ]. His wife Zofia was also killed the next day, at the age of 29.<ref name="familytree"/> Their three orphaned children survived by being shuffled from house to house during the war, until finally taking up residence at the estate of ]. He was a Polish nobleman, ] to ] and head of the Polish Order of the ]). Jan Czarnowski was married to Zofia's aunt Helena (Lunia) ]. The descendants of Antoni Dunin were eventually able to escape Poland to ] and finally to the ] in the 1940s.<ref name="detroit_times">{{cite news | last = | first = | title =Engagement of Countess Revealed | work = Detroit Times | date = ], 1957}}</ref> | |||
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| * "Engagement of Countess Revealed", ''Detroit Times'', April 23, 1957 - about Dunin's daughter Christine Dunin Zika | |||
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Antoni Dunin (1907-1939) was a Polish noble (szlachta), a Hrabia (Count), and an army officer who received the prestigious Virtuti Militari award.
Biography
Antoni was born on June 5, 1907, the youngest child of Lucia (Łucja) Taczanowska (1862-1917) and her second husband Count Rodryg Dunin (1870-1928). He grew up at the Granówko estate near Poznań, the youngest of ten children. He had six older siblings by his mother's first marriage to Stanisław Niezychowski, and two sisters and one brother via his own father Rodryg. When Antoni was 13, his elder brother Stanisław died in combat, and was then immortalized in the patriotic 1922 painting The Death of Lieutenant Stanisław Dunin (Polish: Śmierć Porucznika Stanisława Dunina) by noted artist Wojciech Kossak. The Dunin family crest is the Łabędź (swan).
On December 28, 1933, Antoni married Zofia Helena Werner (1910-1939), daughter of Poland's vice-Finance Minister Edward Werner, and great-niece of the man who would become Saint Raphael Kalinowski. They had three children: Krystyna, Stanley (Stanisław, named after Antoni's older brother), and Magda (Magdelena).
Antoni was killed in combat at the age of 32 on September 16, 1939. His wife Zofia was also killed the next day, at the age of 29. Their three orphaned children survived by being shuffled from house to house during the war, until finally taking up residence at the estate of Jan Czarnowski. He was a Polish nobleman, Papal chamberlain to Pope Pius XI and head of the Polish Order of the Knights of the Maltese Cross). Jan Czarnowski was married to Zofia's aunt Helena (Lunia) Kalinowska. The descendants of Antoni Dunin were eventually able to escape Poland to France and finally to the United States in the 1940s.
References
- Wesolowski, Z (February 5, 1998). "Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari Recipients (1792-1992)". Federation of East European Family History Societies. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dunin, Elonka (June 20, 2005). "Antoni Dunin (Hr.)". Retrieved 2007-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Dunin, Elonka (July 17, 2005). "Dunin Family Paintings". Retrieved 2007-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Engagement of Countess Revealed". Detroit Times. April 23, 1957.
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