Alexander Joseph Sulkowski | |
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Native name |
Aleksander Józef Sułkowski |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kraków | March 15, 1695.
Died |
May 21, 1762 Leszno | (aged 67)
Alexander Joseph Sulkowski[1] (Polish language: 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 1754.[2] According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska from King Augustus II.[2] 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 (Template:Daterangedash). 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.[1]
Notable purchases[]

The Sułkowski Castle in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the Leszczyński estates of Rydzyna, Leszno, and neighboring areas. And in 1752,[2][3] he purchased the Sułkowski Castle in Bielsko-Biała (in Cieszyn Silesia) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 florins[2] from Jan Sunnegh.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SULKOWSKI". http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/sulkowski.html.[unreliable source?]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Zamek Sułkowskich" (in pl). https://web.archive.org/web/20111009110455/http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek.
- ↑ "Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia" (in pl). https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek.
See also[]
- Osier pattern
- Rydzyna Castle
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