# Execution of Romuald Traugutt (1864)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1864-execution-of-romuald-traugutt
Location: Warsaw

Romuald Traugutt, the last leader of the January Uprising, was hanged with four other members of the National Government at the Warsaw Citadel. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (5 August 1864), the governing authority was Alexander II (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Reforming tsar whose regime suppressed the January Uprising and intensified Russification. Execution of Romuald Traugutt mattered because violence against people and institutions left a lasting mark on Polish political life and memory. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Execution of Romuald Traugutt mattered because violence against people and institutions left a lasting mark on Polish political life and memory.

Ruler at the time: [Alexander II](https://poland-history.com/rulers/alexander-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Romuald Traugutt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuald_Traugutt)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Execution of Romuald Traugutt](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Execution+of+Romuald+Traugutt)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))