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a guard ofhonour, usually from the respective land, to the Potocki Palace, where I would
meet them upon their arrival. . . . Usually Beseler held a grand reception in the Royal
Castle, while I did the same in the Potocki Palace. The fact that all three kings and many
other princes stayed in the Potocki Palace with me vastly contributed to strengthening my
status in Warsaw, not only socially but also politically, both in the German as well as in
the Polish milieu (Hutten-Czapski 1936, Vol. 2, pp. 373-374).
While Hutten-Czapski was busy in Warsaw, Jozef Pilsudski was fighting for the
restoration of Poland’s independence, putting his bets on Austria, at the time a loyal
ally of Prussia. Pilsudski set up his famous Legions in Krakow and marched off with
them to battle. In July 1917, when the Polish Legions were denied the guarantee
of a Polish state being established in line with their aspirations despite the great sacri-
fice of lives they had contributed, they refused to take the oath of loyalty to Germany
and Austria. Pilsudski was imprisoned in the fortress of Magdeburg. But in Novem-
ber 1918 when Germany and Austria were defeated he was released and returned to
Warsaw. Poland reappeared on the map of Europe.
The artists of the Polish State restored after over a century of non-existence often
used to address patriotic subjects. Already in the 1880s the people of Warsaw flocked
to admire “The Battle of Grunwald”, which had been painted to fortify Polish hearts
and was being displayed in the Potocki property. Now the time had come to re-
flect on Polish-Russian themes, and in 1932 the centenary of the November Upris-
Fig. 86. Military review in the Palace court; scene from the film The Princess of Lowicz. 1932; NAC
The Palace’s history
The
Czartoryski-
-Potocki
Palace
on fi'im
meet them upon their arrival. . . . Usually Beseler held a grand reception in the Royal
Castle, while I did the same in the Potocki Palace. The fact that all three kings and many
other princes stayed in the Potocki Palace with me vastly contributed to strengthening my
status in Warsaw, not only socially but also politically, both in the German as well as in
the Polish milieu (Hutten-Czapski 1936, Vol. 2, pp. 373-374).
While Hutten-Czapski was busy in Warsaw, Jozef Pilsudski was fighting for the
restoration of Poland’s independence, putting his bets on Austria, at the time a loyal
ally of Prussia. Pilsudski set up his famous Legions in Krakow and marched off with
them to battle. In July 1917, when the Polish Legions were denied the guarantee
of a Polish state being established in line with their aspirations despite the great sacri-
fice of lives they had contributed, they refused to take the oath of loyalty to Germany
and Austria. Pilsudski was imprisoned in the fortress of Magdeburg. But in Novem-
ber 1918 when Germany and Austria were defeated he was released and returned to
Warsaw. Poland reappeared on the map of Europe.
The artists of the Polish State restored after over a century of non-existence often
used to address patriotic subjects. Already in the 1880s the people of Warsaw flocked
to admire “The Battle of Grunwald”, which had been painted to fortify Polish hearts
and was being displayed in the Potocki property. Now the time had come to re-
flect on Polish-Russian themes, and in 1932 the centenary of the November Upris-
Fig. 86. Military review in the Palace court; scene from the film The Princess of Lowicz. 1932; NAC
The Palace’s history
The
Czartoryski-
-Potocki
Palace
on fi'im