Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski | |
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Born | Gdańsk (Danzig), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | 1 December 1734
Died | 19 March 1823 Sieniawa, Austrian Empire | (aged 88)
Noble family | Czartoryski |
Spouse(s) | Izabella Czartoryska née Fleming |
Issue | Teresa Czartoryska Maria Anna Czartoryska Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Konstanty Adam Czartoryski Zofia Czartoryska Gabriela Czartoryska |
Father | August Aleksander Czartoryski |
Mother | Maria Zofia Sieniawska |
Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1 December 1734 – 19 March 1823) was an influential Polish[1] aristocrat, writer, literary and theater critic, linguist, traveller and statesman. He was a great patron of arts and a candidate for the Polish crown. He was educated in England and after his return to Poland in 1758, he became a member of the Sejm (parliament), Crown General of Podolia and Marshal of General Confederation of Kingdom of Poland.[2][3]