Prince Augustyn Józef Czartoryski (10 October 1907 – 1 July 1946) was a Polish noble (
szlachcic
The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social class, a ...
). He was the son of Prince
Adam Ludwik Czartoryski (and grandson of
Princess Marguerite Adélaïde of Orléans) and Countess
Maria Ludwika Krasińska.
After the death of his father, Prince Augustyn took over the running of the
Family Museum and became
ordynat of the
Sieniawa Ordynacja properties. On 12 August 1937, he married
Princess Maria de los Dolores of Borbon y Orleans, daughter of
Prince Carlos of Bourbon, Infante of Spain and
Princess Louise of Orléans
Princess Louise Françoise Marie Laure of Orléans (24 February 1882 – 18 April 1958) was a Princess of the Two-Sicilies and paternal great grandmother of King Felipe VI of Spain.
Louise was the youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orléans (1838†...
.
Due to the prospect of
war
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, the most precious objects were transported to
Sieniawa Palace and walled up:
During his exile in Spain Prince Augustyn was very active in the Polish resistance, but his poor health and his desperation had its toll on his life. He died at the age of 39, leaving his young son Adam Karol to be brought up in
Spain
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.
In 1946, Prince Augustyn died and was buried in the crypt of the Silesian Church in
Seville
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, Spain, along his son Ludwik Piotr who died at the age of one.
See also
*
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
Infanta MarÃa Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier (; 30 January 1832 – 2 February 1897) was the younger daughter of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife and niece, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. She became Duc ...
References
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1907 births
1946 deaths
Augustyn Jozef Czartoryski
Directors of museums in Poland
People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent
Polish emigrants to Spain
Nobility from Warsaw
Polish Roman Catholics