Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha | |
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 Portrait by Józef Pitschmann (1787)  | |
| Coat of arms | Lis |
| Born | 14 February 1757 Brześć Litewski, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 25 May 1798 (aged 41) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| 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.
Biography
[edit]Early life and career
[edit]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]
Politics
[edit]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]
Awards
[edit]- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on 1 January 1779.
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Jacek Jędruch (1998). Constitutions, elections, and legislatures of Poland, 1493–1977: a guide to their history. EJJ Books. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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