August Aleksander Czartoryski
Prince August Aleksander Czartoryski (9 November 1697, Warsaw4 April 1782, Warsaw) was a member of the Polish nobility (), magnate. Life August became major-general of the Polish Army in 1729, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in 1731, general starost of Podolia in 1750–1758, and a Knight of Malta. He was starost of Warsaw, Kościerzyna, Lubochnia, Kałusz, Latowicz, Lucyn, Wąwolnica, Kupiski and Pieniań. He supported Stanisław Leszczyński during the War of the Polish Succession. During the reign of August III, with his brother Michał, Czartoryski was a leader of the "Familia." During the interregnum of 1763–64, he strove for the Polish crown for himself, later for his son Adam Kazimierz. From 1764 to 1766, he was marshal of the General Confederation (); from 1764, a commander for the Crown. He was a supporter of political reforms during the Republic, and an opponent of the Radom Confederation. Awards Knight of the White Eagle Order, awarded 23 July 1731 Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Saint Andrzej Ancestry External links http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/czartoryski_august.html Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Austrian military personnel 1697 births 1782 deaths Nobility from Warsaw People from Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795) Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Voivodes of