Karolina Lanckorońska

Countess
Karolina Lanckorońska
Lanckorońska in 1945
Pronunciation[ka.rɔˈlʲi.na lant͡skɔˈrɔɲska]
Born(1898-08-11)11 August 1898
Buchberg am Kamp (de), Gars am Kamp, Austria-Hungary
Died25 August 2002(2002-08-25) (aged 104)
Rome, Italy
Burial placeCampo Verano, Rome
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, educator, and historian
Known forAnti-Nazi resistance

Countess Karolina Maria Adelajda Franciszka Ksawera Małgorzata Edina Lanckorońska (Polish pronunciation: [ka.rɔˈlʲi.na lant͡skɔˈrɔɲska] 11 August 1898 — 25 August 2002) was a Polish noble, World War II resistance fighter, philanthropist, and historian.

Lanckorońska bequeathed her family's enormous art collection to Poland only after her homeland became free from communism and Soviet domination during the Revolutions of 1989. The Lanckoronski Collection may now, for the most part, be seen in Warsaw's Royal Castle and Kraków's Wawel Castle.

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