Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)

Prince Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659) was a Polish nobleman. He became the Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown in 1641, the Palatine of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1656, and the Starost of Perejasław, Korsun, Płoskirow and Dolina. He was the son of the famous hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski.

Aleksander Koniecpolski
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Born1620
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DiedMarch 30, 1659
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FamilyKoniecpolski
WifeJoanna Barbara Zamoyska
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Stanisław Koniecpolski
FatherStanisław Koniecpolski
MotherKrystyna Lubomirska

During the Chmielnicki Uprising, he was elected as one of the regimentarz of Pospolite ruszenie and took part in the losing battle of Pyliavtsi in 1648.[1]

References
  1. Jacek Jędruch (1998). Constitutions, elections, and legislatures of Poland, 1493–1977: a guide to their history. EJJ Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.


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