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    Jan Skarbek (June 15, 1885, in Paszczyna near Dębica – February 2, 1951) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, chronicler. Skarbek is one of the honorary...
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    Maria Krystyna Janina Skarbek, OBE, GM (Polish pronunciation: [krɨˈstɨna ˈskarbɛk], /krɪstiːnə skɑːrbɛk/; 1 May 1908 – 15 June 1952), also known as Christine...
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    Jan Skarbek Square in Oświęcim (Polish: Plac ks. Jana Skarbka, former name: Kościelny Square, renamed in 1992) – a square in the Old Town of Oświęcim...
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    War II. Jan Larecki, Krystyna Skarbek: agentka o wielu twarzach (Krystyna Skarbek: Agent with Many Faces), p. 95. Jan Larecki, Krystyna Skarbek: agentka...
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    donations. In 1714 the Archdiocese of Lviv (in the person of Archbishop Jan Skarbek) transferred a small Latin Catholic church in Buchach to the local Basilians...
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  • Jan. In 1939, the family was forced to flee west from the invading Soviets. By war's end, Skarbek arrived in Britain. His cousin was Krystyna Skarbek...
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  • Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek 1678–1696 Succeeded by Preceded by Valerio Maccioni Titular Bishop of Marocco o Marruecos 1678–1696 Succeeded by Jan Skarbek...
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  • Jan Tarnowski 1670–1677 Albert Koryciński 1681–1698 Konstanty Lipski 1700–1709 Konstanty Zieliński 1710–1711 Mikołaj Popoławski 1713–1733 Jan Skarbek...
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    archbishop of Prague Skarbmir count palatine of Poland Bernard Zdzisław Skarbek, Count, Colonel 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Poland); World War II battles:...
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    Polonia activist Jakub Krzyżanowski - grandfather of Frédéric Chopin Jan Skarbek - nobleman Józef Markowski - poet and priest Karol Libelt, senior - philosopher...
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    Ludwika Skarbek and her family (relatives of the Łączyńskis), tutoring the four children. On 2 June 1806, he married a poor relative of the Skarbeks who lived...
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    the regional council. The theatre was founded by Count Stanisław Marcin Skarbek (pl) (1780–1848) Abdank coat of arms, who as early as 1819 had applied...
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    of 18th and 19th century the village was purchased by Skarbeks family. Kacper and Ludwika Skarbek lived in a mansion, which was framed by two minor outbuildings...
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    named after her godmother, Countess Ludwika Skarbek, after her parents had taken refuge with the Skarbeks from the unrest in Żelazowa Wola. From a young...
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    participation of Felix Dzerzhinsky, Feliks Kon, Samuil Lazovert, Boleslav Skarbek and Józef Unszlicht at the First district congress of Soviets (27–30 April...
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  • Colonel Jean-François Mercier and Janet Montgomery as his love interest Anna Skarbek. As in other Alan Furst novels, the fictional Parisian restaurant Brasserie...
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    Republic was the famous poet, Jan Kasprowicz. Lwów was the second most important academic center in inter-war Poland. The Jan Kazimierz University was the...
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  • been releasing also pop artists such as Ewa Farna, Margaret and Honorata Skarbek among others. On various licences label released in Poland albums by such...
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    Battle of Grunwald (Matejko) (category Paintings by Jan Matejko)
    Pomerania, an ally of the Order, is taken prisoner by the knight Jakub Skarbek z Góry and his squire; at the bottom, Konrad VII the White is taken prisoner...
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    by Giles Milton (John Murray, 2016) Edmund Charaszkiewicz Jan Kowalewski Krystyna Skarbek "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 8. Ashby...
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  • Jasło. During the evacuation, which was organized by Count Aleksander Skarbek, the number of its soldiers grew to over 6200. For unknown reasons, Adam...
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    Schaerbeek (French, pronounced [skaʁbek, -bɛk] ; former Dutch spelling) or Schaarbeek (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsxaːrbeːk] ) is one of the 19 municipalities...
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    where he was a guest of his godfather, the penologist Fryderyk Florian Skarbek. Chopin sampled the city's famous confection and grew so fond of it that...
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  • nigelperrin.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016. "Christine Granville/Krystyna Skarbek - Special Operations Executive (SOE) Agents in France". nigelperrin.com...
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    Polond-Lithuania. The names of the monarchs in 1414 were Jogaila and Mehmet I. Prof Jan Reycherman: Polonya ile Türkiye arasında Diplomatik Münasebetlerin 500.yıldönümü...
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    Historyczny (in Polish). 10: 99. Skarbek (2000, pp. 14–15) Boudou (1928, pp. 582–583) Boudou (1930, p. 27) Skarbek (2000, pp. 16–17) Hołowiński, Ignacy...
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    canisters was a newly arrived SOE courier, Christine Granville (Krystyna Skarbek), "World War II's most glamorous spy." The large, daytime drop of weapons...
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  • play for $300,000 on 11 September 2015, the show's final episode. Andrew Skarbek – won $1,016,000 (including safe money) after correctly answering all "Million...
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    Titular Bishop of Satala (1832.12.17 – 1857.06.20) Ondřej Alois Ankwicz ze Skarbek–Peslawice = Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz (born Poland) (1833.09.30 – death 1838...
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    seconded to SIS from GCHQ, died under suspicious circumstances. Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, agent in Poland and Eastern Europe; later Special...
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