Piotr Wysocki

Piotr Wysocki; portrait by
Jan Nepomucen Żyliński (1790-1838)

Piotr Wysocki (10 September 1797 in Warka – 6 January 1875 there), was a Polish lieutenant and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I. Nobleman (szlachcic) of Odrowąż Coat of Arms, he raised military insurgents on 29 November 1830, starting the November Uprising against Russia. In 1831 he was sentenced to death by Russians, but his sentence was commuted to a 20 years exile in Siberia.

On 3 March 1831 he was awarded the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari (cross number 1).

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 67785076 LCCN: n81056770 ISNI: 0000 0001 1663 9018 GND: 1033653136 NKC: js2014852332

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