Adam Zygmunt Sapieha
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Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha (2 May 1892 - 20 October 1970) was a military aviator
and cavalry's
officer within Polish Army.
He was son of Polish magnate
Prince Władysław Leon Sapieha
. He was nephew of Polish cardinal
Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha
. During the World War I he was one of the first aviators within the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops. Later he became Polish cavalry's officer. On 1 June 1919 he was made lieutenant and later served as an officer within 2nd Light Cavalry Regiment of Rokitna.
On 10 December 1918 in Cracow he was married to Teresa Sobańska (20 October 1891 - 14 October 1981) who was daughter of Count Michał Maria Sobański and Countess Ludwika Wodzicka. Adam Zygmunt and Teresa had eight children:
Prince Adam's great-granddaughter is HRH Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and cavalry's
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
officer within Polish Army.
He was son of Polish magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
Prince Władysław Leon Sapieha
Władysław Leon Sapieha
Władysław Leon Adam Feliks Sapieha was a Polish prince and magnate, member of the Sapieha family , landowner, social activist, deputy to the Diet of Galicia and Reichsrat....
. He was nephew of Polish cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha
Adam Stefan Sapieha
Prince Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonifacy Józef Sapieha was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kraków. Between 1922–1923 he was a senator of the Second Rzeczpospolita. In 1946, Pope Pius XII created him Cardinal....
. During the World War I he was one of the first aviators within the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops. Later he became Polish cavalry's officer. On 1 June 1919 he was made lieutenant and later served as an officer within 2nd Light Cavalry Regiment of Rokitna.
On 10 December 1918 in Cracow he was married to Teresa Sobańska (20 October 1891 - 14 October 1981) who was daughter of Count Michał Maria Sobański and Countess Ludwika Wodzicka. Adam Zygmunt and Teresa had eight children:
- Zofia SapiehaZofia SapiehaCountess Sophia Komorowska , in Polish Zofia z książąt Sapiehów hrabina Komorowska was a Polish princess and grandmother of Belgian heir apparent's wife, Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant.Princess Sophia Sapieha was a member of a Polish–Lithuanian princely family, the Sapieha...
- Róża Maria Sapieha
- Gabriela Sapieha (1922–1924)
- Adam Sapieha (born and died 23 November 1923)
- Jadwiga Teresa Sapieha (born 15 December 1924) - on 17 May 1947 she was married to Maurice de San (1911–1997)
- Michał Ksawery Sapieha
- Maria Ludwika Sapieha (born 9 August 1931) - on 19 April 1955 she was married to Maximiliena de Hemptinne
- Stanisław Artur Sapieha (9 January 1937 - 10 March 1956)
Prince Adam's great-granddaughter is HRH Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant, DHS , is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant...
.