Konstancja Skirmuntt
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Konstancja Skirmuntt was an amateur Polish-Lithuanian historian, a member of the Krajowcy movement who wanted to preserve the dual Polish-Lithuanian identity. Born to a noble family of deep roots in t
Portrait of Skirmuntt, c.1930-34
Polish–Lithuanian identity
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The Polish–Lithuanian identity describes individuals and groups with histories in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth or with close connections to its culture. This federation, formally established by
Konstancja Skirmuntt
…Konstancja Skirmuntt (also Konstancja Skirmunttówna, Lithuanian: Konstancija Skirmuntaitė; 1851–1934) was an amateur Polish-Lithuanian historian, a member of the Krajowcy movement who wanted to preserve the dual Polish-Lithuanian identity. Born to a noble family of deep roots in the…
Painting commemorating Polish–Lithuanian union; c. 1861. The motto reads "eternal union", in Polish only.
Pan Tadeusz, an enduringly popular 19th-century Polish-language poem by Adam Mickiewicz, opens with the line "Lithuania, my fatherland! You are like health."
Józef Piłsudski, the most important Polish political leader of the interwar period, often pointed to his Lithuanian ancestry, and hoped to recreate the old Commonwealth
Mykolas Römeris, was a member of Piłsudski legions, but later chose to be a citizen of Lithuania