Władysław Leon Sapieha
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Władysław Leon Adam Feliks Sapieha (30 May 1853 – 29 April 1920) was a Polish prince (Knyaz
) and magnate
, member of the Sapieha family (Kodeński line), landowner, social activist, deputy to the Diet of Galicia
and Reichsrat
.
Władysław Leon was the oldest son of Princes Adam Stanisław Sapieha and Princess Jadwiga Klementyna Sanguszko. He had two sisters and four brothers, one of them was cardinal, Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha
. From 1864 to 1871 he was attending gymnasium
. Then he was studding law in Berlin and later in Heidelberg
, graduating in Lviv
in 1876. After graduating he spent one year serving in army. In 1877 he took position as a clerk. He resigned from the job after his brother Leon Paweł persuaded him to manage the family estate in Krasiczyn
. In 1883 he was elected deputy to the Diet of Galicia where he was member of the "Center" Parliamentary group, alongside with Prince Jerzy Konstanty Czartoryski
. As a deputy he was member of parliamentary commissions of: budget, mining, lustration and taxes. He did not apply for re-election in 1889. In 1883 he became member of Economic Society of Galicia. In 1908 he was again elected to the Diet of Galicia
. In 1910 he donated archives collected in Krasiczyn to Ossolineum
. In 1915 he became a member of life-saving committee for war-stricken people, established by his brother Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha
. He also contributed in running the Agricultural Academy in Dublany
.
On 30 July 1881, in Cracow
, he married Countess Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka
, daughter of Count Kazimierz Wojciech Potulicki and Countess Maria Zamoyska. Władysław Leon and Elżbieta Konstancja had ten children:
Władysław Leon died on 29 April 1920 in Lviv and was buried in Krasiczyn. He is great-great-grandfather of Belgian heir apparent's wife Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
.
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
) and 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...
, member of the Sapieha family (Kodeński line), landowner, social activist, deputy to the Diet of Galicia
Diet of Galicia
The Diet of Galicia was the regional assembly of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, which was part of Austro-Hungary. The Galician diet was a unicameral assembly composed of 150 deputies, which was presided over by a marshal or a vice-marshal that were appointed by the emperor. The...
and Reichsrat
Reichsrat (Austria)
The Imperial Council of Austria from 1867 to 1918 was the parliament of the Cisleithanian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of the Herrenhaus and the Abgeordnetenhaus...
.
Władysław Leon was the oldest son of Princes Adam Stanisław Sapieha and Princess Jadwiga Klementyna Sanguszko. He had two sisters and four brothers, one of them was cardinal, 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....
. From 1864 to 1871 he was attending gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
. Then he was studding law in Berlin and later in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, graduating in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
in 1876. After graduating he spent one year serving in army. In 1877 he took position as a clerk. He resigned from the job after his brother Leon Paweł persuaded him to manage the family estate in Krasiczyn
Krasiczyn
Krasiczyn is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krasiczyn. The village has a population of 440...
. In 1883 he was elected deputy to the Diet of Galicia where he was member of the "Center" Parliamentary group, alongside with Prince Jerzy Konstanty Czartoryski
Jerzy Konstanty Czartoryski
Prince Jerzy Konstanty Czartoryski was a Polish noble .Jerzy was married to Marie Čermáková, married on May 2, 1861 in Vienna; his brother-in-law was the painter Jaroslav Čermák....
. As a deputy he was member of parliamentary commissions of: budget, mining, lustration and taxes. He did not apply for re-election in 1889. In 1883 he became member of Economic Society of Galicia. In 1908 he was again elected to the Diet of Galicia
Diet of Galicia
The Diet of Galicia was the regional assembly of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, which was part of Austro-Hungary. The Galician diet was a unicameral assembly composed of 150 deputies, which was presided over by a marshal or a vice-marshal that were appointed by the emperor. The...
. In 1910 he donated archives collected in Krasiczyn to Ossolineum
Ossolineum
The Ossolineum or Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich a meritorious department for Polish science and culture , which was founded for the Polish Nation in 1817 by Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, and was opened in 1827 in Lviv.It was one of the most important Polish...
. In 1915 he became a member of life-saving committee for war-stricken people, established by his brother 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....
. He also contributed in running the Agricultural Academy in Dublany
Agricultural Academy in Dublany
Agricultural Academy in Dublany was one of the first Polish language schools of this kind. Its history dates back to 1852, when a farm in the village of Dublany was purchased by the Galicia Agricultural Society...
.
On 30 July 1881, in Cracow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, he married Countess Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka
Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka
Princess Elżbieta Konstancja Ewa Sapieha was a Polish noble lady.She was born to Count Kazimierz Wojciech Potulicki and Countess Maria Zamoyska . Through her mother she was granddaughter of Count Konstanty Zamoyski...
, daughter of Count Kazimierz Wojciech Potulicki and Countess Maria Zamoyska. Władysław Leon and Elżbieta Konstancja had ten children:
- Kazimierz Leon Sapieha (1882–1906)
- Leon Aleksander Sapieha (1883–1944) - he married Katarzyna Iza Potocka
- Józef Adam Sapieha (1887–1940)
- Aleksander Józefat Sapieha (1888–1980) - he married firstly Elizabeth Hamilton-Paine and secondly Countess Maria Annunciata von Oppersdorff
- Adam Zygmunt SapiehaAdam Zygmunt SapiehaPrince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha 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...
- Władysław Sapieha (1893–1956) - he married Ida Bornemisza de Kászon, who was sister-in-law of Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de KászonHeinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de KászonHeinrich Thyssen , since June 22, 1907 Heinrich Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, was a German-Hungarian entrepreneur and art collector.-Biography:...
- Andrzej Józef Sapieha (1894–1944)
- Stanisław Sapieha (1896–1919)
- Anna Sapieha (1901–1965) - she married Count Roman Juliusz Bielski
- Teresa Sapieha (1905–1995) - she married Prince Bogdan Marian Drucki-Lubecki
Władysław Leon died on 29 April 1920 in Lviv and was buried in Krasiczyn. He is great-great-grandfather of Belgian heir apparent's wife 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...
.
Ancestry
Sources
- Władysław Leon Sapieha at thePeerage.com
- Władysław Leon Sapieha at genealog.home.pl
- Polski słownik biograficzny, Volume 35
- S. Kieniewicz, Adam Sapieha: (1828-1903), Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1939
- K. Krzeczunowicz, Leon Sapieha, 1883-1944, 1967
- E. Sapieha, Dom Sapieżyński, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1995
- T. Zielińska, Poczet polskich rodów arystokratycznych, Volume 1, Wydawnictwo Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, 1997