Adam Tarło Explained

Adam Tarło
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Noble Family:Tarło
House-Type:Szlachta
Birth Place:1713
Death Place:1744

Adam Tarło (1713–1744) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).

Biography

Tarło was voivode of Lublin Voivodeship since 1736 and starost of Jasło.

During the War of Polish Succession (1734-1738) he supported Stanisław I Leszczyński and was commander of partisans of the short-lived Dzików Confederation.[1] He was killed by Count Kazimierz Poniatowski in a duel in 1744.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=QTUTqE2difgC&pg=PA126 Historical Dictionary of Poland
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=LFgB_l4SdHAC&pg=PA264 The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795, Volume 4