Prince Frantisek Xavier Sapieha ( Polish Franciszek Ksawery Sapieha , 1741/1746 - January 30, 1806 or February 10, 1808 ) - statesman and military leader of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , the last governor of Smolensk ( 1791 - 1793 ) and Mertsky ( 1793 - 1795 ).
| Frantisek Xavier Sapega | |||||||
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| polish Franciszek Ksawery Sapieha , Belor. Francis Xavare Sapega | |||||||
 Frantisek Xavier Sapega | |||||||
 coat of arms fox | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Jozef Tyszkiewicz | ||||||
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| Birth | 1741 or 1746 | ||||||
| Death | 01.30.1806 or 02.10.1808 Cheslawice | ||||||
| Kind | Sapegi | ||||||
| Father | Ignazi Sapega | ||||||
| Mother | Anna Krasitskaya | ||||||
| Spouse | 1) Teresa Sufchinskaya 2) Casilda Zaleskaya | ||||||
| Children | from the first marriage: Janusz Alexander, Nikolay, Pavel, Alexander, Thekla, Anna Agnieszka, Barbara | ||||||
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Biography
Representative of the coden line of the Lithuanian magnate clan Sapeg emblem " Fox ". The third son of the governor of Mstislavl, Ignacy Sapieha (until 1721 - 1758 ) and Anna Krasitskaya ( 1707 - 1751 ). He had brothers Jan , Jozef and Caetan Michael .
In the 1750s, Frantisek Xavier Sapieha studied in Warsaw, then began a military career. In 1763 he received the rank of lieutenant of the Pyatigorsk Banner , in 1768 he became a colonel .
Under the patronage of his nephew Casimir Nestor Sapieha in 1791, Frantisek Xavier Sapieha received the titular position of governor of Smolensk and the Order of St. Stanislav. He was considered an opponent of the adoption of the new Polish constitution on May 3, 1791 . He became a member of the Targovitsa Confederation in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
In 1793 he became the first and only voivode of Mercy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
Family and Children
Frantisek Xavier Sapega was twice married. In 1768, he married Teresa Sufchinskaya (1744-1827), from whom he had four sons and three daughters:
- Janusz Alexander (1775-1825)
- Nicholas (1779-1843)
- Paul (1781-1855)
- Alexander
- Thekla, wife of the head of Mstislav Ignaz Zetner
- Anna Agnieszka, wife of the Pomeranian governor Jozef Mayer
- Barbara
In 1796, divorced his first wife and married a second time to Casilda Zaleskaya (d. 1808 ), from whom she had no children.
Literature
- Vyalikae of the Principality of Litoskae: Enceklapedyya. At 3 t / red. G.P. Pashkoў іnsh. T. 2: Kadetsky Corps - Yatskevich. - Minsk: Belarus Entsiklapedyya, 2005. - 788 p.: Il. ISBN 985-11-0378-0 .