Prince Kazimierz Czartoryski (4 March 1674 – 31 August 1741) was a Polish
nobleman
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteris ...
, Duke of
Klewań
Klevan ( uk, Клевань; is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 7,470 at the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population:
History
A settlement on the current t ...
and .
Kazimierz became
Podczaszy
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Since the 14th–16th century an honorable court ...
of Lithuania since 1699,
Grand Treasurer of Lithuania
Podskarbi in Poland then in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was minister responsible for the treasury. Since 1569 also a senatorial office. The title although meaning treasurer can be deconstructed as "''under ingtreasury''" - treasury as an old ...
in 1707–1709, nominated by King
Stanisław Leszczyński
Stanisław I Leszczyński (; lt, Stanislovas Leščinskis; french: Stanislas Leszczynski; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and at v ...
. He was also
Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania
Chancellor of Poland ( pl, Kanclerz - , from la, cancellarius) was one of the highest officials in the historic Poland. This office functioned from the early Polish kingdom of the 12th century until the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...
in 1712–1724.
Castellan
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of
Vilnius
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since 1724 and
starost of
Krzemieniec
Kremenets ( uk, Крем'янець, Кременець, translit. ''Kremianets'', ''Kremenets''; pl, Krzemieniec; yi, קרעמעניץ, Kremenits) is a city in Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center o ...
,
Wieliż and
Uświaty.
He founded the "
Familia" during the
interregnum in 1696–1699. He supported the candidature of
for the Polish throne in 1697.
Family
In 1693 he married Izabela Morsztyn, daughter of
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn (1621–93) was a Polish poet, member of the landed nobility, and official in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was '' starosta'' of Zawichost, Tymbark and Kowal. He was also pantler of Sandomierz (1647–58), Royal S ...
and
Katarzyna Gordon.
They had three sons and two daughters.
*
Michał Fryderyk (1696-1775), Duke of Klewań and Żuków
*
August Aleksander (1697-1782), father of
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1 December 1734 – 19 March 1823) was an influential Polish aristocrat, writer, literary and theater critic, linguist, traveller and statesman. He was a great patron of arts and a candidate for the Polish crow ...
*
Konstancja (1700-1759), mother of King
Stanisława Augusta Poniatowskiego
*
Ludwika Elżbieta (1703-1745)
*
Teodor Kazimierz (1704-1768), bishop of
Poznań
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References
1674 births
1741 deaths
Nobility from Warsaw
Kazimierz
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...
Deputy Chancellors of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Treasurers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
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