Aleksander Michał Sapieha

Coat of arms of Sapieha family

Aleksander Michał Paweł Sapieha (Lithuanian: Aleksandras Mykolas Sapiega) of Lis coat of arms (1730[1] in Wysokie – 1793 in Warsaw[2]) was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Son of Kazimierz Leon Sapieha and Karolina Teresa Radziwiłł, he married Magdalena Agnieszka Sapieżyna in 1757.[3] A protegee of Józef Stanisław Sapieha, he became the Voivode of Polotsk in 1753,[4] Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1762,[5] Grand Lithuanian Chancellor from 1775,[6] marshal of Lithuanian Tribunal in 1789.

He tried to remain neutral in politics but leaned towards the pro-Russian faction; he neither opposed nor support the Confederation of Bar,[7] a member of the Great Sejm he did not openly criticize or support May Constitution of Poland; however, given his subsequent positioning as marshal of the Targowica Confederation, appointed by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, he had an implied opposition to it.

Bibliography

  • Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 34 s. 565

References

  1. ^ Kossakowski, Stanisław Kazimierz (1872). Monografie historyczno-genealogiczne niektórych rodzin polskich (in Polish). Nakł. Autora. p. 69. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Siwkowska, Janina (1986). Nokturn, czyli, Rodzina Fryderyka Chopina i Warszawa w latach 1832-1881 (in Polish). Książka i Wiedza. p. 476. ISBN 978-83-05-12797-4. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Aleksander Michał Sapieha". 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ Janeczek, Zdzisław (2005). Polityczna rola marszałka litewskiego Ignacego Potockiego w okresie Sejmu Wielkiego 1788-1792 (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Akademii Ekonomicznej im. Karola Adamieckiego. p. 298. ISBN 978-83-7246-318-0. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ Borkowska, Małgorzata (1984). Dekret w niebieskim ferowany parlamencie: wybór testamentów z XVII-XVIII wieku (in Polish). Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy ZNAK. p. 166. ISBN 978-83-7006-081-7. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ Wittyg, Wiktor (1903). Ex-libris'y bibliotek polskich XVII i XVIII wieku (in Polish). Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe. p. 64. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Aleksander Michał Paweł Sapieha (1730-1793) – hetman bez wyrazu". www.wilanow-palac.pl. Retrieved 11 February 2024.


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