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Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)

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Aleksander Koniecpolski
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Born1620
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DiedMarch 30, 1659
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FamilyKoniecpolski
WifeJoanna Barbara Zamoyska
IssueStanisław Koniecpolski
FatherStanisław Koniecpolski
MotherKrystyna Lubomirska

Prince Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659) was a Polish nobleman. He became the Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown in 1641, the Palatine of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1656, and the Starost of Perejasław, Korsun, Płoskirow and Dolina. He was the son of the famous hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski.

During the Chmielnicki Uprising, he was elected as one of the Regimentarz of the pospolite ruszenie and took part on the losing side of the Battle of Pyliavtsi in 1648.[1]

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  1. ^ Jacek Jędruch (1998). Constitutions, elections, and legislatures of Poland, 1493–1977: a guide to their history. EJJ Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.


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