Aleksander Michał Sapieha Explained

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.

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  1. Book: Kossakowski . Stanisław Kazimierz . Monografie historyczno-genealogiczne niektórych rodzin polskich . 1872 . Nakł. Autora . 69 . 11 February 2024 . pl.
  2. Book: Siwkowska . Janina . Nokturn, czyli, Rodzina Fryderyka Chopina i Warszawa w latach 1832-1881 . 1986 . Książka i Wiedza . 978-83-05-12797-4 . 476 . 11 February 2024 . pl.
  3. Web site: Aleksander Michał Sapieha . 11 February 2024 . 11 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711064956/http://ipsb.nina.gov.pl/index.php/a/aleksander-michal-sapieha-1793 . 11 July 2015 . dead .
  4. Book: Janeczek . Zdzisław . Polityczna rola marszałka litewskiego Ignacego Potockiego w okresie Sejmu Wielkiego 1788-1792 . 2005 . Wydawnictwo Akademii Ekonomicznej im. Karola Adamieckiego . 978-83-7246-318-0 . 298 . 11 February 2024 . pl.
  5. Book: Borkowska . Małgorzata . Dekret w niebieskim ferowany parlamencie: wybór testamentów z XVII-XVIII wieku . 1984 . Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy ZNAK . 978-83-7006-081-7 . 166 . 11 February 2024 . pl.
  6. Book: Wittyg . Wiktor . Ex-libris'y bibliotek polskich XVII i XVIII wieku . 1903 . Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe . 64 . 11 February 2024 . pl.
  7. Web site: Aleksander Michał Paweł Sapieha (1730-1793) – hetman bez wyrazu . www.wilanow-palac.pl . 11 February 2024.

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