Barbara Sanguszko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barbara Sanguszko

Lithuanian poet, translator and philanthropist

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1718

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-May-1791

Profession: writer, poet, translator, salonnière

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Barbara Sanguszko

  • Barbara Urszula Sanguszko, née Dunin (pseudonym: A Dame; A definite Polish dame; definitely a worthy dowager; 4 February 1718 – 2 October 1791 in Warsaw) was a Polish noblewoman, poet, translator, and moralist during the Enlightenment in Poland.
  • She organised and hosted a salon in Poddebice, where the gathering of intellectuals, artists and politicians was modelled after French 18th-century salons.
  • Sanguszko was known for her piety and philanthropy.
  • She was the third wife of the much older magnate and Grand Marshal of Lithuania, Duke Pawel Karol Sanguszko (1682–1750).

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