Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski | |
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Born |
Babin, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
19 May 1866
Died | 18 October 1928 Warsaw, Poland |
(aged 62)
Allegiance |
Austria-Hungary (1886–1918) Second Polish Republic (1918–1926) |
Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Army |
Years of service | 1886–1926 |
Rank | Chief of the General Staff |
Battles/wars |
First World War Polish–Ukrainian War Polish–Soviet War |
Awards |
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Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski (19 May 1866 – 18 October 1928) was a Polish military commander, diplomat, and politician, a general of the Austro-Hungarian Army and then the Polish Army.
Jordan-Rozwadowski was born in Babin, near Kałusz, Galicia, which formed part of the Austrian Empire (Austria-Hungary from 1867). The Jordan-Rozwadowski family was a member of the Polish nobility and a part of Traby clan (see Trąby coat of arms). The family obtained the title of count from the Habsburg Emperor Joseph II in 1783 in the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire and the Austrian nobility.
Tadeusz came from a family with a long military tradition. The 'Jordan' byname is a memento of a distant ancestor who during the Third Crusade was the first Pole to see the Jordan River. General's ancestor, Maciej Rozwadowski, showed bravery at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Tadeusz's great-grandfather, Kazimierz Jordan-Rozwadowski, was a Kościuszko's brigadier who fought against the last partition of Poland. General's grandfather Viktor fought in the November Uprising and was awarded the War Order of Virtuti Militari, uncle Tadeusz was killed in the January Uprising, and father Tomislav fought in the January Uprising as a commander of the insurgent cavalry.