Izabela Elżbieta Morsztyn Explained

Izabela Elżbieta Czartoryska
Coa:Leliwa
More:no
Spouse:Kazimierz Czartoryski
Spouse-Type:Husband
Issue:with Kazimierz Czartoryski
Michał Fryderyk Czartoryski
August Aleksander Czartoryski
Konstancja Czartoryska
Ludwika Elżbieta Czartoryska
Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski
Noble Family:Morsztyn
Father:Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
Mother:Maria Katarzyna Gordon
Birth Date:26 August 1671
Death Date:24 February 1756

Princess Izabela Elżbieta Czartoryska (née Countess Morsztyn; 1671 – 1756) was a Polish noblewoman, known for her political salon and role in the Familia party.

Life

She was the daughter of Jan Andrzej Morsztyn and Maria Katarzyna Gordon, and married Kazimierz Czartoryski in 1693. Through her daughter Konstancja she became the grandmother of king Stanisław August Poniatowski.

Along with her husband she supported Prince of Conti as a candidate to the Polish throne. In 1736 in Warsaw, she established the first political salon, where politicians met and the Familia party conferred. Women played a significant role in those meetings.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Maria Bogucka, Białogłowa w dawnej Polsce, Warsaw, 1998;, p. 215