Dunin (surname)
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The Polish surname Dunin originated with the 12th century with Piotr Wlast Dunin. [1] He was Palatine of Poland and the castellan of Wroclaw (Silesia), as well as, Brother in law of King Bolesław III Wrymouth (Boleslaw Krzywousty). The coat of arms is the Łabędź (swan).
- Peter Wlast, Polish Piotr Włostowic, also known as 'Piotr Wlast Dunin', Silesian noble and ruler (1080-1153).
- Princess Mariya (Maria), daughter of Grand Duke Sviatopolk II of Kiev and the Emperial Byzantine Princess Barbara Komnene (Komnenos Emperors), she married Piotr Włostowic and co-founded the Dunin family.
- Piotr Dunin On September 17, 1462 defeated the Teutonic Knights at Malbork castle during the Thirteen Years' War at the Battle of Świecino bringing an end to Teutonic control of the region. The Teutonic Knights were never able to recover from this defeat and the ones that followed. [2] [3] [4]
- Count Rodryg Dunin (1870-1928), Polish agriculturist
- Count Casimir Dunin-Markiewicz (1874-1932), (also spelled Kazimierz Dunin-Markiewicz) Polish painter, married to Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (aka, Constance Gore-Booth) who was a revolutionary and campaigned for Irish independence.
- Count Antoni Dunin (1907-1939), Polish army officer
- Ron Dunin, (1918-2004), mayor of San Luis Obispo, California from 1985-1992
- Elsie Ivancich Dunin (b. 1935), Croatian-American dance ethnologist
- Elonka Dunin (b. 1958), American cryptographer and game developer
- Marcin Dunin (1774-1842), Archbishop of Poznań and Gniezno (1831-1842)
- Count Dunin-Wonsowicz, Lithuanian Captain of the 1st Polish Lancers and Napoleon's loyal aide-de-camp during his 1812 Russian Campaign.
- Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Ph.D., Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Kinga Dunin (b. 1954), "a literary critic and Poland's leading feminist", [5] author, and cultural journalist. Author of Tao of a Housewife (1996) and A Pumpkin Coach (2000). [6] [7]
- Vincent Dunin-Marcinkievich (January 23, 1808-1884), is considered a founder of the New Belorussian Literature. [8] [9]
[edit] References
- ^ The House of Dunin
- ^ Battle of Swiecin
- ^ PolishRoots - Geography & Maps
- ^ www.um-swiecie.pl - official web page of Swiecie town
- ^ euro|topics - Kinga Dunin
- ^ Polish culture: Kinga Dunin, "The Pumpkin Coach / Karoca z dyni"
- ^ Wydawnictwo W.A.B
- ^ (Russian) Philatelia.Net: The classical literature / Plots / Dunin-Marcinkievich Vincent
- ^ Belarus - ninemsn Encarta
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