Władysław Konstanty Vasa

Władysław Konstanty, Count of Wasenau (1635 – 19 March 1698) was the illegitimate son of

King of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...

Władysław IV Vasa and his mistress, Jadwiga Łuszkowska. He was the Captain of the Guard for

Queen Christina of Sweden Christina ( sv, Kristina, 18 December (New Style) 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death ...

, his second cousin, while in Rome. Also in Rome, he was appointed a Papal Chamberlain for Pope Alexander VIII. Upon the death of Christina he did not receive the benefits she had intended to leave for him and was reduced to poverty. Illegitimate children of Polish monarchs 1635 births 1698 deaths Sons of kings {{europe-noble-stub