Aleksander Michał Paweł Sapieha ( lt, Aleksandras Mykolas Sapiega) of Lis coat of arms (1730 in Wysokie – 1793 in

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) was a noble of the

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. Son of Kazimierz Leon Sapieha and Karolina Teresa Radziwiłł, he married Magdalena Agnieszka Sapieżyna in 1756. A protegee of Józef Stanisław Sapieha, he became the Voivode of Płock in 1753,

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from 1762, Grand Lithuanian Chancellor from 1775, marshal of

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in 1789. He tried to remain neutral in politics but leaned towards the pro-Russian faction; he neither opposed nor support the

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, a member of the

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he did not openly criticize or support May Constitution of Poland; however, given his subsequent positioning as marshal of the Targowica Confederation, appointed by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, he had an implied opposition to it.

Bibliography

* Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 34 s. 565

External links

* http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/aleksander_michal_pawel_sapieha_1730_1793_hetman_bez_wyrazu.html Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Generals of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1730 births 1793 deaths Members of the Great Sejm Sapieha, Aleksander Michal Targowica confederates Field Hetmans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Grand Chancellors of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania {{Poland-noble-stub