Napoleon Horde in his life managed to take part in the Polish uprising, to create many musical, artistic works. He is also a writer and teacher.
Napoleon Orda was a teacher, writer, artist, musician. He also wrote music, created sculptures.
Biography
The Horde was born in February 1807 in the estate of its ancestors, which is called Vorotsevichi. Previously, this place belonged to the Minsk province. A unique engraving that conveys the beauty of this place has been preserved. The main estate was located in the center of a spacious courtyard, it is surrounded by a beautiful fence. There are trees along the edges, in the background you can see the forest. Outbuildings are located on the edges of the main estate.
Horde's father was an engineer. His name was Michael. The ancestors of the father and son were Tatars, belonged to the Golden Horde. But after the defeat of the Tatar-Mongols, the ancestors of Michael and Napoleon received forgiveness, as they served the new homeland with dignity. By the 18th century, the ancestors made a sufficient fortune and became recognized gentry.
Napoleon's mother was called Josephine. Michael's wife was a talented pianist. In a believing family, the boy was baptized according to Catholic canons.
First, Napoleon learned the basics of science at home, then - in the gymnasium. After her graduation, the young man enters Vilnius University. Here he is successfully engaged in the exact sciences - physics and mathematics. But then the young man becomes a member of a secret society organized by students, for which he was expelled from the university after four years of study.
Therefore, subsequently, he was closely monitored by government officials for more than a year. But soon in Poland there was an uprising. Then the famous politician Napoleon took a direct part in this event.
Polish uprising of 1830-1831
But after the defeat of the uprising, he emigrated to the capital of France.
Creation
Then he closely engaged in painting and music. The young man communicates widely with famous writers, musicians. Among his friends were: Rossini, Liszt, J. Verdi, Balzac, Stendhal, Gounod, Berlioz. And with Chopin, our hero even played at musical evenings.
In parallel, a creative person learns to draw. He drew inspiration from numerous trips to Europe. The horde has traveled to many countries.
