Helena Lubomirska (1886-1939)

The photograph depicts Helena Lubomirska, daughter of Andrzej, the Ordynat of Lubomirski family estate in Przeworsk, industrialist and curator of the Ossolineum, and Eleonora, née Husarzewska (or Hussarzewski) on a park bench. This photo was most likely taken in Lviv. Helena was the sister of Jerzy Rafał, Teresa and Maria. She married Stanisław Sierakowski from Waplewo in 1910. Her husband was involved in the activities of the Polish minority in Germany, and in the years 1922-1933 he was the first president of the Association of Poles in Germany. In October 1939. Helena, her husband, daughter Teresa Gniazdowska and son-in-law Tadeusz Gniazdowski were shot by the Germans.

The photo comes from the album of the Lubomirski princes from Przeworsk.