Aleksander Michał Paweł Sapieha () of

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(1730 in Wysokie – 1793 in

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) was a noble of the

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. Son of

Kazimierz Leon Sapieha Kazimierz Leon Sapieha () (1609–1656) was a nobleman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Career He had various roles and titles, including Royal Secretary and Grand Writer of Lithuania from 1631, ...

and Karolina Teresa Radziwiłł, he married Magdalena Agnieszka Sapieżyna in 1757. A protegee of Józef Stanisław Sapieha, he became the

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in 1753,

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from 1762,

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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

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; however, given his subsequent positioning as marshal of the

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, appointed by Russian Empress

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, he had an implied opposition to it.

Bibliography

* Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 34 s. 565

References

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