Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha | |
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![]() Portrait by Józef Pitschmann (1787) | |
Coat of arms | Lis |
Born | Brześć Litewski, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 14 February 1757
Died | 25 May 1798 Vienna, Austrian Empire | (aged 41)
Noble family | Sapieha |
consort | Anna Cetner h. Przerowa |
Father | Jan Sapieha |
Mother | Elżbieta Branicka |
Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798) was a Polish- Lithuanian noble ( szlachcic) and one of the creators of the 3 May Constitution.
Kazimierz Sapieha was educated at the Knight School in Warsaw from 1767 until 1771, and later studied in Italy. [1] Upon his return, he served as Artillery General of Lithuania, from 1773 to 1793. [1] As Deputy from Brzesc Litewski, he participated in several Sejms. [1] Most notably, from 1790, he participated in the Four-Year Sejm in Warsaw, and became Sejm Marshal from 6 October 1788, until 29 May 1792, and Marshal of the Lithuanian Confederation. [1]
An early supporter of the magnate opposition to any liberalization (his uncle Hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki was its leader), Sapieha changed his position under the influence of Stanisław Małachowski, and became a supporter of reforms, and the 3 May Constitution. [1] He strongly protested, when King Stanisław August Poniatowski joined the Targowica Confederation, and this so angered Sapieha, that he decided to leave Poland. He briefly settled in Dresden. [1] After the outbreak of the Kościuszko Uprising, he returned to his homeland and participated in the uprising, holding the rank of an Artillery Captain. [1] After the Uprising collapsed, he left Poland again and spent the rest of his life in exile in Vienna, where he died in 1798. [1]
Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha | |
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![]() Portrait by Józef Pitschmann (1787) | |
Coat of arms | Lis |
Born | Brześć Litewski, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 14 February 1757
Died | 25 May 1798 Vienna, Austrian Empire | (aged 41)
Noble family | Sapieha |
consort | Anna Cetner h. Przerowa |
Father | Jan Sapieha |
Mother | Elżbieta Branicka |
Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798) was a Polish- Lithuanian noble ( szlachcic) and one of the creators of the 3 May Constitution.
Kazimierz Sapieha was educated at the Knight School in Warsaw from 1767 until 1771, and later studied in Italy. [1] Upon his return, he served as Artillery General of Lithuania, from 1773 to 1793. [1] As Deputy from Brzesc Litewski, he participated in several Sejms. [1] Most notably, from 1790, he participated in the Four-Year Sejm in Warsaw, and became Sejm Marshal from 6 October 1788, until 29 May 1792, and Marshal of the Lithuanian Confederation. [1]
An early supporter of the magnate opposition to any liberalization (his uncle Hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki was its leader), Sapieha changed his position under the influence of Stanisław Małachowski, and became a supporter of reforms, and the 3 May Constitution. [1] He strongly protested, when King Stanisław August Poniatowski joined the Targowica Confederation, and this so angered Sapieha, that he decided to leave Poland. He briefly settled in Dresden. [1] After the outbreak of the Kościuszko Uprising, he returned to his homeland and participated in the uprising, holding the rank of an Artillery Captain. [1] After the Uprising collapsed, he left Poland again and spent the rest of his life in exile in Vienna, where he died in 1798. [1]