Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born on March 1, 1810. His was born in the village of Zelazowa Wola near Sochaczew, in the region of Mazovia, which was part of Duchy of Warsaw. He had three sisters and he was the second child. Few months after Frederick's birth, the whole family moved to Warsaw, where his father took a position as teacher of French language at a school housed in the Saxon Palace. The family lived on the palace grounds. In 1817 Frederick's father became a teacher at Warsaw University. The family spoke Polish in their home, because Frederick grew up in the Polish cutlure. In his school years, Chopin was reported to be an accomplished sketch artist and a talented, witty letter-writer. The young Chopin received his first piano lessons from his older sister Ludwika (Polish for "Louise") and was subsequently taught by his mother. His musical talent was soon apparent, and he gained a reputation in Warsaw as a "second Mozart." At the age of seven he was already the author of two polonaises (G minor and B flat major); the first was published in the engraving workshop of Father Cybulski, director of a School of Organists and one of the few music publishers in Poland. On November 2, 1830, Chopin left Warsaw to give concerts in Western Europe.