Józef Klemens Czartoryski Explained

Józef Klemens Czartoryski
House-Type:Szlachta
Noble Family:Czartoryski
Coa:Czartoryski
Father:Stanisław Kostka Czartoryski
Mother:Anna Rybińska
Spouse-Type:Consort
Issue:Maria Antonina Czartoryska
Klementyna Czartoryska
Teresa Czartoryska
Józefina Maria Czartoryska
Celestyna Czartoryska
Birth Date:21 November 1740
Birth Place:Brin
Death Place:Warsaw
Prince

Prince Józef Klemens Czartoryski (1740–1810) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) who owned Korets Castle. He was a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1767.

Early life

Prince Czartoryski was born in Brin on 21 November 1740. He was a son of Prince Stanisław Kostka Czartoryski (a son of Prince Józef Czartoryski and Countess Teresa von Dönhoff) and Anna Rybińska (a daughter of Jakub Zygmunt Rybiński).

Career

He became the Grand Stalininkas of Lithuania in 1764, Klucznik (Steward) of Volhynia in 1772 and Starost and Wójt of Łuki and Radoszyce.

He produced faience and porcelain at his estate, until the manufactory burnt down. After 1797, he was engaged in making Kontusz sashes (Pas kontuszowy), for the nobility.[1]

From 1789 to 1790 he was the Polish envoy in Berlin and was heavily involved in forging the Polish–Prussian alliance.

Personal life

In 1778, Czartoryski was married to Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska (1760–1844).[2] Together, they were the parents of five daughters:

Czartoryski died on 15 February 1810.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A PAIR OF KORZEC PORCELAIN TWO-HANDLED VASES CIRCA 1820, IRON-RED TRIANGLE, EYE AND SCRIPT MARK, GILT FLOWER MARK, IMPRESSED AND SCRIPT NUMERALS . www.christies.com . . 24 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Collections Online Princess Dorota Barbara Czartoryski . www.britishmuseum.org . . 24 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Czartoryski . www.encyclopediaofukraine.com . . 24 February 2023.