Edward Bernard Raczy%C5%84ski

Count Edward Bernard Raczyski was a Polish diplomat, writer, politician and President of Poland in exile .

Count Edward Bernard Maria Raczyski was born December 19, 1891 in Zakopane, to a Polish aristocratic family. His father was Count Edward Aleksander Raczyski of Nacz coat of arms, and his mother Ra ne Countess Potocka. The Raczyskis were related to the AustroHungarian house of Habsburgs. The full name was Raczyski z Mayszyna, as they were a branch of the noble family NaczMayski from Greater Poland and about 1540 took their name from the estate of Raczyn near Wielu. However, the Raczyskis remained relatively unknown until the 18th century, when four of them became Senators of Poland under different reigns. One of the Raczyskis became a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle during the reign of King August the Strong, six of them were awarded the Virtuti Militari order during the time of Duchy of Warsaw and three received the same distinction during the November Uprising of 1831. The title of Count was awarded to different branches of the family by Prussian Kings Friedrich Wilhelm III a

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