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==Notable purchases== |
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[[Image:Sułkowski Castle, Bielsko-Biała.jpg|thumb|The [[Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle|Sułkowski Castle]] in [[Bielsko-Biała]], Poland]] |
[[Image:Sułkowski Castle, Bielsko-Biała.jpg|thumb|The [[Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle|Sułkowski Castle]] in [[Bielsko-Biała]], Poland]] |
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In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the [[Leszczyński]] estates of [[Rydzyna]] and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek| |
In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the [[Leszczyński]] estates of [[Rydzyna]] and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia |trans-title=Castle of the Sułkowski Princes – history |url=https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301182824/https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |access-date=Oct 10, 2018 |language=pl}}</ref> he purchased the [[Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle|Sułkowski Castle]] in [[Bielsko-Biała]] (in [[Cieszyn Silesia]]) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 [[Florin (Italian coin)|florins]]<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich">{{cite web|url=http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009110455/http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2011|title=Zamek Sułkowskich|language=pl|trans-title=The Sułkowski Castle|access-date=Oct 10, 2018}}</ref> from Jan Sunnegh. |
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Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite [[Meissen porcelain]] service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor [[Johann Joachim Kändler]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91| |
Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite [[Meissen porcelain]] service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor [[Johann Joachim Kändler]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=plate | British Museum |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201011459/https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91 |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=1 December 2022 |website=The British Museum}}</ref> Many of the porcelain pieces featured his personal [[monograph]] and [[coat of arms]].<ref name="auto"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 21:04, 21 September 2023
Alexander Joseph Sulkowski | |
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Aleksander Józef Sułkowski | |
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| Born | March 15, 1695 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | May 21, 1762 (aged 67) Leszno, Poland |
Aleksander Józef Sułkowski (15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was a Polish general and the progenitor of the Sułkowski noble line. He was politically active in Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and in the Electorate of Saxony.
Born in Kraków, Sulkowski was a favourite protégé of king Augustus III of Poland and acted as his Minister of State in Saxony from 1733 to 1738. He was created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1733, and elevated to the rank of Prince of Bielsko by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1754.[1] According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska and king Augustus II the Strong, making him Augustus III's half-brother.[1] Elżbieta's husband, Stanisław Sułkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name.
On 31 October 1728, Sulkowski married Baroness Marie Franciszka von Stain zu Jettingen (2 February 1712 – 16 November 1741). They had eight children. In 1743, he married Countess Anna Przebendowska (25 July 1721 – 1795), with whom he had four children. Sulkowski died 21 May 1762, aged 67, in Leszno, Poland.[citation needed]
Notable purchases
In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the Leszczyński estates of Rydzyna and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,[1][2] he purchased the Sułkowski Castle in Bielsko-Biała (in Cieszyn Silesia) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 florins[1] from Jan Sunnegh.
Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite Meissen porcelain service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler.[3] Many of the porcelain pieces featured his personal monograph and coat of arms.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Zamek Sułkowskich" [The Sułkowski Castle] (in Polish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved Oct 10, 2018.
- ^ "Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia" [Castle of the Sułkowski Princes – history] (in Polish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved Oct 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "plate | British Museum". The British Museum. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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