Emilia Plater
Deceased Person
1806 – 1831
Who was Emilia Plater?
Emilia Plater was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Raised in a patriotic Polish tradition, she fought in the November 1830 Uprising, during which she raised a small unit, participated in several engagements, and received the rank of captain in the Polish-Lithuanian insurgent forces. Near the end of the Uprising, she fell ill and died.
Though she did not participate in any major engagement, her story became widely publicized and inspired a number of works of art and literature. She is a national heroine in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus, all formerly parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She has been venerated by Polish artists and by the nation at large as a symbol of women fighting for the national cause.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1806
Vilnius - Also known as
- Lietuviškoji Žana d'Ark
- Lietuvos Žana d’Ark
- Parents
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Russian Empire
- Lived in
- Vilnius
- Died
- Dec 23, 1831
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on July 23, 2013
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