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Palace at Otwock Wielki or Otwock Grand Palace is otherwise known as the Jezierscy Family palace (Polish: ''Pałac Jezierskich'') or Bielińscy Family palace (Polish: ''Pałac Bielińskich''). It is a historic palatial residence located on an artificial island in an oxbow lake of the River Vistula in Otwock Wielki, in the gmina Karczew, powiat otwocki, masovian Voivodeship. It is the former summer home of the Bielińscy family, old aristocracy (szlachta) from Ciechanów County in Mazovia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://otwock.mnw.art.pl/index.php/historia_palacu/ )〕 who maintained a close relationship with the Saxon court. But the family heirs squandered the family wealth in the 18th century, and the palace became in the end closely associated with the Jezierscy family szlachta, following the palace's acquisition by Jacek Jezierski. It remained in the hands of that family until the communist period of 1945 -1989. Recently, a court tort case has led to an administrative decision by the mazovian Voivode to return the property to the rightful Jezierski heirs. Nonetheless, the palace remains on public view, having been restored and opened to the public as ''Muzeum Wnętrz'' (Interiors Museum/Museum of Design in Otwock), a satellite branch of the National Museum, Warsaw. == History == Marianna Denhoff née Bielińska.PNG|Marianna Denhoff, née Bielińska, daughter of Kazmierz Bieliński Catherine Bielinska, baronne de Besenval (circa 1688-1761), by Nicolas de Largillière.jpg|Katarzyna Bielińska by Nicolas de Largillière Aŭgust Mocny. Аўгуст Моцны (H. Rodakowski, XIX).jpg|Augustus the Strong, by Henryk Rodakowski - Lviv National Art Gallery Jan_andrzej_Morsztyn_1.PNG|Jan Andrzej Morsztyn Peter I by Kneller.jpg|Peter the Great by Godfrey Kneller, 1698 Franciszek Bieliński.PNG|Franciszek Bieliński At the time of its construction, the building was one of the most magnificent residences in mazovian Voivodeship, second only to the Royal Wilanowski Palace among the most notable landmark estates of Poland. It had belonged to the Grand Marshal of the Crown Kazimierz Bieliński, having been designed in 1682 on the occasion of his wedding with Louise Morsztyn (Luiza Morsztynówna in Polish), daughter of Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, state treasurer and well-known poet. Construction began in 1682 and ended in 1689.〔 Furnishing and decorating took nearly a decade longer, until the turn of the next century, probably August 1703. The founder of this palace was Kazimierz Bielińsk, the only son of the governor of Malbork County, Franciszek Jan Bieliński. Members of that Ciechanów County szlachta comprised bishops who were also senators in the Sejm, remaining in a close power-sharing relationship with the royal court of the Saxons. Kazimierz Bieliński himself supported King Augustus II the Strong, who in 1702 made him Marshal of the Court, then promoted him to the office of Marshal of the Crown. In the same year the king visited the Marshal at his Otwock residence. Two years later, in 1705, King Augustus II hosted Tsar Peter the Great at the Otwock palace, and it is said that this is why the tsar allowed August II to remain on the Polish throne. It was at this meeting that Augustus II traitorously suggested a partition of Rzeczpospolita to the tsar, counting on personal gain and a part in the spoils. The king also had his own personal reasons to be a frequent visitor to the estate of Otwock. The owner's daughter, Marianna Denhoff née Bielińska, was a favorite of Augustus the Strong, which lent Kazimierz Beliński considerable influence on the two Saxon courts in Dresden and in Warsaw. The king for these reasons often entertained here – at feasts and hunts, especially arranged to take place for him. Another daughter, Katarzyna Bielińska (Catherine Bielinska), married the French ambassador, the baron of Brünstatt, Jean-Victor de Besenval. She was the widow of Jakub Potocki. After the death of Kazimierz Bieliński in 1713, ownership of the palace passed to his 30-year-old son, Franciszek Bieliński, who went on to become Grand Marshal of the Crown. He had the streets of Warsaw cleaned and paved (), and had installed the first public street lighting. Still other public improvements were made in Warsaw and Czersk on his initiative. To memorialize his contribution to Warsaw's public good, one of the main arteries of city was eventually named Ulica Marszałkowska (in English: Marshal Street). He also initiated a renovation of the palace in 1757, which moved the exterior staircases indoors and made other improvements to make it more suitable as a year-round residence rather than just a summer home. The two wings were also added at this time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palace in Otwock Wielki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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