Prince Roman Sanguszko (1800-1881) was a Polish noble, patriot, political and social avtivist.
He married Natalia Potocka on May 14, 1829 in Warsaw. He participated in the November Uprising in 1831 and took part in the battles of Lubartów and Zamość. After the collapse of the uprising, exiled on December 18 1831 by the Russians to Siberia. Sanguszko was compelled to
walk the entire way to Siberia (about 3300 km) in chains for his part in the insurrection by personal order of the Czar. Later enlisted to the Russian Army and fighting in the Caucasus.
His life is the subject of "Prince Roman" (1920) one of Joseph Conrad's short stories.
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