Title

Tadeusz Reytan was a nobleman from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Caption

Tadeusz Reytan or Tadeusz Rejtan, rarely Reyten (1742 – 8 August 1780) was a nobleman from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was a member of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the Novogrudok constituency. Rejtan is remembered for a dramatic gesture he made in September 1773, as a deputy of the Partition Sejm. There, Rejtan tried to prevent the legalization of the first partition of Poland

Date

18th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_468

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No

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Rights managed

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19,2Mb (846,8Kb) / 8,3in x 9,0in / 2477 x 2707 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tadeusz Reytan Tadeusz Rejtan Reyten nobleman Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth member Sejm Novogrudok constituency gesture deputy Partition Sejm legalization first partition Poland politics

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