Franciszek Dzierżykraj Morawski (2 April 1783 – 12 December 1861) was a divisional general in the Polish army, a minister of war during the November Uprising, poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright.

That same year, after the Siege of Kolberg in 1807, Morawski was decorated with the Knights' cross of the Virtuti Militari.

Following Napoleon's eventual defeat, Morawski was dispatched to Denmark to find Polish prisoners of war.

He was decorated with the Order of Saint Stanislaus by Nicholas I of Russia At the outbreak of the November Uprising, Morawski found himself in Lublin.

He took part in literary evenings organized by Wincenty Krasiński, and often visited Izabela and Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski at their palace in Puławy.