Paulava Republic - Merkiné Manor, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of Vilnius in Lithuania, is well known to the locals. Despite only covering just over six square miles, this nobleman’s estate actually became its own republic in 1769.
In 1760, Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania after he was given the Bzhostovsky Palace. As well as being a close friend of the king Stanislaus August Poniatowski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, he was also an accountant, politician, writer, and Catholic priest. He was appointed the Canon of Vilnius from 1755 to 1773.
In 1767, Brzostowski sold the palace and bought some land, more than 3,000 hectares (7,431 acres) near the village of Merkiné just outside of Vilnius. He instructed Carlo Spampani, a Classical architect of the day, to build him Merkiné Manor in 1770.
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