Prince Józef Klemens Czartoryski (1740–1810) was a Polish nobleman (
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 ...
) who owned
Korets Castle
The Korets Castle () is a castle built in Korets by either Prince Theodor Ostrogski or Prince Dymitr Korybut. Its main tower is featured in the town's emblem.
The moated castle on the bank of the Korchyk River was the seat of the princely Ho ...
. He was a Knight of the
Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1767.
Early life
Prince Czartoryski was born in Brin on 21 November 1740. He was a son of Prince
Stanisław Kostka Czartoryski (a son of Prince Józef Czartoryski and Countess Teresa von Dönhoff) and
Anna Rybińska (a daughter of Jakub Zygmunt Rybiński).
Career
He became the Grand
Stalininkas of Lithuania in 1764,
Klucznik (Steward) of
Volhynia
Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see #Names and etymology, below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in ...
in 1772 and
Starost
Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands.
The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...
and
Wójt
A wójt is the highest administrative officer of a Polish ''rural gmina'', i.e., of a commune (''gmina'') comprising only villages. (The head of a town or city is called, respectively, the ''burmistrz'' or "president".)
History and etymology
T ...
of
Łuki and
Radoszyce.
He produced
faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white Ceramic glaze, pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an stannous oxide, oxide of tin to the Slip (c ...
and porcelain at his estate, until the manufactory burnt down. After 1797, he was engaged in making Kontusz sashes (
Pas kontuszowy
Kontush sash ("kontusz belt"; , ) was a cloth sash used for girding a kontusz (a robe-like garment). It was one of the most distinctive items of male dress of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish and Lithuanian nobility (''szlachta'') and is ...
), for the nobility.
From 1789 to 1790 he was the Polish envoy in Berlin and was heavily involved in forging the
Polish–Prussian alliance.
Personal life
In 1778, Czartoryski was married to
Dorota Barbara Jabłonowska Dorota is a Polish, Czech and Slovak female given name, cognate with Dorothy.
Notable people with the name include:
*Dorota Andraka (born 1961), Polish-American educator
* Dorota Dabrowska, Polish statistician
* Dorota Gawron (born 1983), represent ...
(1760–1844).
Together, they were the parents of five daughters:
*
Maria Antonina Czartoryska (–1856), who married Jan Alojzy Potocki in 1790.
*
Klementyna Czartoryska (1780–1852), who married Prince
Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko
Prince Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko (1768–1844) was a Polish Szlachta, nobleman, general, military commander, diplomat and politician.
Early life
Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko was born in 1768 to Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko and Cecylia Usrzula Pot ...
in 1798.
*
Teresa Czartoryska (1785–1868), who married Prince
Henryk Ludwik Lubomirski in 1807.
*
Józefina Maria Czartoryska (1787–1862), who married Count
Alfred Wojciech Potocki in 1814.
*
Celestyna Czartoryska (1790–1850), who married Gabriel Stanisław Rzyszczewski in 1812.
Czartoryski died on 15 February 1810.
Ancestors
References
External links
www.sejm-wielki.plde Józef Klemens Czartoryski
*
1740 births
1810 deaths
Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Jozef Klemens Czartoryski
Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
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