Adam Tarło (1713–1744) was a Polish nobleman (
szlachcic).
Biography
Tarło was
voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
of
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...
since 1736 and
starost of
Jasło
Jasło is a county town in south-eastern Poland with 36,641 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2012. It is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), and it was previously part of Krosno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located in Lesse ...
.
During the
War of Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession ( pl, Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland, which the other European powers widened in pursuit of their ...
(1734-1738) he supported
Stanisław I Leszczyński Stanislav and variants may refer to:
People
*Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.)
Places
* Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine
* Stanislaus County, Cali ...
and was commander of partisans of the short-lived
Dzików Confederation. He was killed by Count
Kazimierz Poniatowski
Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski (15 September 1721 – 13 April 1800) was a Polish Szlachcic, ''podkomorzy wielki koronny'' (1742–1773), Lieutenant general of the Royal Polish forces, ''generał wojsk koronnych''. Knight of the Order of the ...
in a duel in 1744.
''The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795'', Volume 4
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See also
*Lublin Voivode
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province (Polish language, Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on Januar ...
Notes
Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1713 births
1744 deaths
Polish–Lithuanian military personnel of the War of the Polish Succession
Adam
Duelling fatalities
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