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Aleksander Antoni Sapieha

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Aleksander Antoni Sapieha
Coat of arms Lis
Born 3 September 1773
Strasbourg, France
Died 8 September 1812 (aged 39)
Dereczyn, Poland
Noble family Sapieha
consort Anna Jadwiga z Zamoyskich Sapieżyna
Issue Leon
Anna Zofia
Father Józef Sapieha
Mother Teofila Strzeżysława z Jabłonowskich Sapieha

Prince Aleksander Antoni Sapieha (September 3, 1773 – September 8, 1812) was a Polish nobleman, miecznik of the Duchy of Warsaw, naturalist, traveler, politician, chamberlain and adjutant of Emperor Napoleon I.

Children

  • Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864), wife of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski – "Rondo á la Krakowiak F Dur, op. 14" was dedicated to her by Frédéric Chopin.
  • Leon Sapieha (1803–1878), one of the leaders of the November Uprising. Husband of Countess Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska.

Bibliography

  • J. Skowronek, Z magnackiego gniazda do napoleońskiego wywiadu. Aleksander Sapieha, Warszawa 1992