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In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the [[Leszczyński]] estates of [[Rydzyna]] and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek|title=Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia|language=pl|trans-title=Castle of the Sułkowski Princes – history|access-date=Oct 10, 2018}}</ref> he purchased the [[Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle|Sułkowski Castle]] in [[Bielsko-Biała]] (in [[Cieszyn Silesia]]) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 [[Florin (Italian coin)|florins]]<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich">{{cite web|url=http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009110455/http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2011|title=Zamek Sułkowskich|language=pl|trans-title=The Sułkowski Castle|access-date=Oct 10, 2018}}</ref> from Jan Sunnegh.
In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the [[Leszczyński]] estates of [[Rydzyna]] and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://muzeum.bielsko.pl/pl/historia-muzeum-zamek|title=Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia|language=pl|trans-title=Castle of the Sułkowski Princes – history|access-date=Oct 10, 2018}}</ref> he purchased the [[Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle|Sułkowski Castle]] in [[Bielsko-Biała]] (in [[Cieszyn Silesia]]) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 [[Florin (Italian coin)|florins]]<ref name="ZamekSułkowskich">{{cite web|url=http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009110455/http://www1.bielsko.com.pl/index.php3?mojemiasto&ciekawe%2Fzamek|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2011|title=Zamek Sułkowskich|language=pl|trans-title=The Sułkowski Castle|access-date=Oct 10, 2018}}</ref> from Jan Sunnegh.


Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite [[Meissen porcelain]] service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor [[Johann Joachim Kändler]].<ref>https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91</ref> Many of the porcelain pieces featured his personal [[monograph]] and [[coat of arms]].<ref>https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91</ref>
Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite [[Meissen porcelain]] service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor [[Johann Joachim Kändler]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_Franks-91|title=plate &#124; British Museum|website=The British Museum|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> Many of the porcelain pieces featured his personal [[monograph]] and [[coat of arms]].<ref name="auto"/>


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Revision as of 01:15, 1 December 2022

Alexander Joseph Sulkowski
Aleksander Józef Sułkowski
Born(1695-03-15)March 15, 1695
Kraków, Poland
DiedMay 21, 1762(1762-05-21) (aged 67)
Leszno, Poland

Alexander Joseph, Count Sulkowski[1] (Template:Lang-pl; 15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was Polish general and the progenitor of the Sułkowski noble line. He was politically active in Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and in the Electorate of Saxony.

Born in Kraków, Sulkowski was a favourite protégé of king Augustus III of Poland and acted as his Minister of State in Saxony from 1733 to 1738. He was created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1733, and elevated to the rank of Prince of Bielsko by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1754.[2][3] According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elżbieta Szalewska and king Augustus II the Strong, making him Augustus III's half-brother.[2] Elżbieta's husband, Stanisław Sułkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name.

On 31 October 1728, Sulkowski married Baroness Marie Franciszka von Stain zu Jettingen (2 February 1712 – 16 November 1741). They had eight children. In 1743, he married Countess Anna Przebendowska (25 July 1721 – 1795), with whom he had four children. Sulkowski died 21 May 1762, aged 67, in Leszno, Poland.[citation needed]

Notable purchases

The Sułkowski Castle in Bielsko-Biała, Poland

In 1738, Sulkowski purchased the Leszczyński estates of Rydzyna and neighboring areas, not far from Leszno. In 1752,[2][4] he purchased the Sułkowski Castle in Bielsko-Biała (in Cieszyn Silesia) and its surroundings together with goods for 600,000 florins[2] from Jan Sunnegh.

Sulkowski commissioned a large and exquisite Meissen porcelain service, made between 1735 and 1738 by famed sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler.[5] Many of the porcelain pieces featured his personal monograph and coat of arms.[5]

References

  1. ^ Stone, Daniel Z. (2014-07-01). The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80362-3.
  2. ^ a b c d "Zamek Sułkowskich" [The Sułkowski Castle] (in Polish). Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved Oct 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alexander Joseph Sulkowski - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. ^ "Zamek Książąt Sułkowskich – historia" [Castle of the Sułkowski Princes – history] (in Polish). Retrieved Oct 10, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "plate | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

See also

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