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'''Alexander Joseph Sulkowski'''{{cn|date=August 2020}} ({{Lang-pl|Aleksander Józef Sułkowski}}; 15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was a [[Saxon]]-[[Poles|Polish]] general and the progenitor of the [[Sułkowski]] noble line. |
'''Alexander Joseph Sulkowski'''{{cn|date=August 2020}} ({{Lang-pl|Aleksander Józef Sułkowski}}; 15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was a [[Saxon]]-[[Poles|Polish]] general and the progenitor of the [[Sułkowski]] noble line. |
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The [[Kraków]]-born Sulkowski was a favorite companion of [[August III the Saxon]], son of Polish King [[Augustus II the Strong]], and 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 [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]] in |
The [[Kraków]]-born Sulkowski was a favorite companion of [[August III the Saxon]], son of Polish King [[Augustus II the Strong]], and 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 [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]] in 1752 |
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.<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/> According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska from King Augustus II.<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/> Elżbieta's husband, Stanisław Sułkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name. |
.<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/> According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska from King Augustus II.<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/> Elżbieta's husband, Stanisław Sułkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name. |
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Alexander Joseph Sulkowski | |
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Aleksander Józef Sułkowski | |
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| Born | March 15, 1695. |
| Died | May 21, 1762 (aged 67) |
Alexander Joseph Sulkowski[citation needed] (Polish: Aleksander Józef Sułkowski; 15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was a Saxon-Polish general and the progenitor of the Sułkowski noble line.
The Kraków-born Sulkowski was a favorite companion of August III the Saxon, son of Polish King Augustus II the Strong, and 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 1752 .[1] According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska from King Augustus II.[1] Elżbieta's husband, Stanisław Sułkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name.
On 31 October 1728, Sulkowski married Baroness Marie Franciszka Frn[clarification needed] von Stain zu Jettingen (2 February 1712 – 16 November 1741). They had eight children. In 1743, he married Css[clarification needed] Anna Przebendowska (25 July 1721 – 1795), with whom he had four more children. Sulkowski died 21 May 1762, aged 67, in Leszno.[citation needed]
Notable purchases
In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the Leszczyński estates of Rydzyna, Leszno, and neighboring areas. And 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.
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). Retrieved Oct 10, 2018.
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