August Aleksander Czartoryski
Prince August Aleksander Czartoryski, 9 November 1697 – 4 April 1782) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, and founder of the family fortune.
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| Born | 9 November 1697 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 4 April 1782 (aged 84) Warsaw, Poland |
| Noble family | Czartoryski |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Zofia Sieniawska |
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| Father | Kazimierz Czartoryski |
| Mother | Izabela Elżbieta Morsztyn |
August became major-general of the Polish Army in 1729, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in 1731, general starost of Podolia in 1750–1758, and a Knight of Malta. He was starost of Warsaw, Kościerzyna, Lubochnia, Kałusz, Latowicz, Lucyn, Wąwolnica, Kupiski and Pieniań.
He supported Stanisław Leszczyński during the War of the Polish Succession in 1733. In the reign of August III, with his brother Michał he was a leader of the "Familia." During the interregnum of 1763–64 he strove for the Polish crown for himself, later for his son Adam Kazimierz. In 1764–66 he was marshal of the General Confederation (konfederacja generalna); from 1764, Regimentarz of the Crown. He was a supporter of political reforms in the Republic, and an opponent of the Radom Confederation.
Awards
- Knight of the White Eagle Order, awarded 23 July 1731
- Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus
- Order of Saint Andrzej
Ancestry
| 16. Prince Jerzy Czartoryski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Prince Mikołaj Jerzy Czartoryski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Izabela Aleksandra Wiśniowiecka | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Prince Michał Jerzy Czartoryski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Prince Joachim Korecki | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Princess Izabela Korecka | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. Anna Chodkiewicz | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Prince Kazimierz Czartoryski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. Adam Olędzki | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Szlachcic Tomasz Olędzki | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21. Dorota Świerczewska | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Szlachcianka Joanna Weronika Olędzka | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. Stefan Dobrogost Grzybowski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. Anny Grzybowska | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23. Maria Joanna Petinger | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. August Aleksander Czartoryski | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24. Count Stanisław Daniłowicz | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Count Mikołaj Daniłowicz | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25. Katarzyna Tarło | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Count Jan Andrzej Morsztyn | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Helena Uchańska | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Countess Izabela Elżbieta Morsztyn | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. George Gordon, 1fs Marquess of Huntly | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Lady Henriette Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Lady Catherine Gordon of Huntly | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. Archibald Campbell 7 Count of Argyll | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Lady Anne Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Lady Anne Douglas | |||||||||||||||||||
External links
| Predessor Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski |
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Ruthenian Voivode 1731–1782 |
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Successor Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki |
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