The Lanckoronski Foundation was the honorary patron of the celebrations entitled “The Year of Maria Clementina Sobieska in Oława”, which on September 26-27 commemorated the three hundredth anniversary of the wedding of the granddaughter of King Jan III who was brought up at the Castle of Oława (formerly Ohlau), to King James III, the exiled Stuart King of Great Britain. The festivities, in which Piotr Piniński as president of the Lanckoronski Foundation took part, were organized by the Starosta of Oława Zdzisław Brezdeń and lasted two days, comprising, amongst other events, the celebration of Holy Mass, various speeches and lectures as well as the unveiling of a memorial plaque.

 

 

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The president of the Lanckoronski Foundation Piotr Piniński during the event to celebrate the anniversary of the marriage of Maria Clementine Sobieska to the exiled King James III of Great Britain.

The president of the Lanckoronski Foundation Piotr Piniński during the event to celebrate the anniversary of the marriage of Maria Clementine Sobieska to the exiled King James III of Great Britain.

Professor Aleksandra Skrzypietz of the University of Silesia in Katowice during her lecture on Maria Clementine Sobieska.

Professor Aleksandra Skrzypietz of the University of Silesia in Katowice during her lecture on Maria Clementine Sobieska.

The Starosta of Oława Zdzisław Brezdeń and Piotr Piniński unveil the memorial in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Oława which commemorates the three hundredth anniversary of the marriage of Maria Clementine Sobieska and the exiled King James III of Great Britain.

The Starosta of Oława Zdzisław Brezdeń and Piotr Piniński unveil the memorial in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Oława which commemorates the three hundredth anniversary of the marriage of Maria Clementine Sobieska and the exiled King James III of Great Britain.