Leon Young de Blankenheim

Leon Young de Blankenheim (born probably in 1837, died April 29, 1863 in Nowiny Brdowskie) was a French Army soldier, who was promoted to the rank of colonel of Polish rebels during the January Uprising.

De Blankenheim was a volunteer, who came to Congress Poland to participate in the anti-Russian rebellion. In March 1863, he was named commandant of a rebel unit, created by the Dzialynski Committee from Poznan. De Blankenheim participated in fighting in Kujawy, and was killed in action in Nowiny Brdowskie, on April 29, 1863. His body was buried in a parish cemetery in Brdow, while a monument dedicated to him and other rebels was erected in Nowiny Brdowskie.