Michał Florian Rzewuski (died 1687
) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and politician,
Treasurer of the Crown Court.
He moved to
Lviv in 1663 and worked there as a writer (1670–1676) and royal colonel from 1674. He was Treasurer of the Crown Court from 1684, he was also
Starosta
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of
Chełm.
A brave knight, he participated in almost all the battles of
John II Casimir, contributed to the victory of
Chocim
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, further distinguishing himself in the Turkish wars for
Jan III Sobieski.
Children
*
Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski
Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1662–1728) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).
He was a Royal Colonel since 1690, General of foreign mercenaries contingent and Krajczy of the Crown since 1702, Great Recorder of the Crown since 1703, Field C ...
(1662–1728), Field and Great Crown
Hetman
* Eleonora Anna Rzewuska (born c.1685), wife of Count
Karol Aleksander Krasicki h.
Rogala (c.1650–1717)
References
17th-century Polish politicians
Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1687 deaths
17th-century Polish military personnel
Year of birth unknown
Michal Florian
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