August Aleksander Czartoryski
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| August Aleksander Czartoryski | ||
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| Noble Family | Czartoryski | |
| Coat of Arms | Czartoryski | |
| Parents | Kazimierz Czartoryski Izabella Elżbieta Morsztyn |
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| Consorts | Maria Zofia Sieniawska | |
| Children | with Maria Zofia Sieniawska: Elżbieta Czartoryska, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Stanisław Czartoryski. |
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| Date of Birth | November 9, 1697 | |
| Place of Birth | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Date of Death | April 4, 1782 | |
| Place of Death | Warsaw, Poland | |
Prince August Aleksander Czartoryski (1697-1782) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, and founder of the family fortune.
August became Major-General of the Polish Army in 1729, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship in 1731, General Starost of Podolia in 1750-1758, and a Knight of Malta. He was Starost of Warsaw, Kościerzyna, Lubochnia, Kałusz, Latowicz, Lucyn, Wąwolnica, Kupiski and Pieniań.
He supported Stanisław I Leszczyński during the War of the Polish Succession in 1733. In the reign of August III, with his brother Michał he was a leader of the "Familia." During the interregnum of 1763-1764 he strove for the Polish crown for himself, later for his son Adam Kazimierz. In 1764-1766 he was Marshal of the General Confederation (konfederacja generalna); from 1764, Regimentarz of the Crown. He was a supporter of political reforms in the Republic, and an opponent of the Radom Confederation.
[edit] Awards
- Knight of the White Eagle Order, awarded July 23, 1731
- Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus
- Order of Saint Andrzej
