Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Maurice Benyovszky across 5 places, from 1743 to 1787.
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Count Maurice Benyovszky de Benyó et Urbanó (20 September 1746 – 24 May 1786) was a military officer, adventurer, and writer from the Kingdom of Hungary, who described himself as both a Hungarian and a Pole.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Maurice Benyovszky was documented, and when
1743 to 1760period
Piaristattested“1743) Maurice spent his childhood in the Benyovszky mansion in Verbó and studied from 1759 to 1760 at the Piarist College in Szentgyörgy (present-day Svätý Jur), a suburb of Pressburg (present-day Bratislava).”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
20 September 1746exact date
Trnavaattested“Maurice Benyovszky was born on 20 September 1746 in the town of Verbó (present-day Vrbové near Trnava, Slovakia).”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
July 1768month
Polandattested“In July 1768, Benyovszky travelled to Poland to join the patriotic forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, who had organised resistance in the Confederation of Bar (Konfederacja Barska), a movement in rebellion against Polish king…”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
1 December 1787exact date
Viennaattested“(Most biographies cite 23 May based on the statement by Benyovszky's 1790 editor William Nicholson, but French sources documented by Prosper Cultru cite 24 May.) The Warsaw newspaper Gazeta Warszawska, in its edition of 1 December 1787,…”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
1 December 1787exact date
Istanbulattested“(Most biographies cite 23 May based on the statement by Benyovszky's 1790 editor William Nicholson, but French sources documented by Prosper Cultru cite 24 May.) The Warsaw newspaper Gazeta Warszawska, in its edition of 1 December 1787,…”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
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1768year
Hungarymentioned“When this plan was turned down, he then petitioned Empress Maria Theresa of Austria for a pardon (for having fled Hungary for Poland in 1768) and made his way to Hungary where he received the title of 'Count' (a title he had been misusin…”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
April 1769month
Ternopilmentioned“In April 1769, he was captured by the Russian forces near Ternopil in Ukraine, imprisoned in the town of Polonne, before being transferred to Kiev in July, and finally to Kazan in September.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
April 1769month
Ukrainementioned“In April 1769, he was captured by the Russian forces near Ternopil in Ukraine, imprisoned in the town of Polonne, before being transferred to Kiev in July, and finally to Kazan in September.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
April 1769month
Kazanmentioned“In April 1769, he was captured by the Russian forces near Ternopil in Ukraine, imprisoned in the town of Polonne, before being transferred to Kiev in July, and finally to Kazan in September.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
September 1770month
Bolsheretskmentioned“In the company of several other exiles and prisoners – most notably the Swede August Winbladh, and the Russian army-officers Vasilii Panov, Asaf Baturin and Ippolit Stepanov, all of whom played a major role in Benyovszky's life in the ne…”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
22 September 1771exact date
Macaomentioned“Following the coast down from there, they finally arrived at Macao on 22 September 1771.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
January 1772month
Macaomentioned“In late January 1772, two French ships took the survivors away from Macao.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
November 1773month
Madagascarmentioned“This expedition arrived in Madagascar in November 1773 and were fully established there by the end of March 1774.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
July 1774month
Antongilmentioned“A ship which called in at Antongil in July 1774 reported that 180 of the original 237 ordinary 'Volunteers' had died, and 12 of their 22 officers, all taken by sickness.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
December 1776month
Madagascarmentioned“In December 1776, just after the government inspectors had departed, Benyovszky left Madagascar.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
April 1777month
Francementioned“After leaving Madagascar, Benyovszky arrived back in France in April 1777.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
1778year
Aleutiansmentioned“Izmailov subsequently carved out a career as an explorer and trader in the Aleutians and the Alaskan coast, providing information to Captain James Cook in the summer of 1778.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
May 1778month
Parismentioned“Following the arrival of the inspectors' report in Paris, the few surviving 'Benyovszky Volunteers' were disbanded in May 1778 and the trading post was eventually dismantled by order of the French government in June 1779.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
April 1784month
Americamentioned“In April 1784, Benyovszky and several trading partners sailed to America, where a contract was agreed to with two Baltimore traders, Zollichofer and Meissonier.”source: Wikipedia: Maurice Benyovszky
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