Alexander Joseph Sulkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Joseph Sulkowski
Polish politician
Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1695
Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Date of Death: 21-May-1762
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Alexander Joseph Sulkowski
- Alexander Joseph Sulkowski (Polish: Aleksander Józef Sulkowski; 15 March 1695 – 21 May 1762) was a Saxon-Polish general and the progenitor of the Sulkowski noble line. The Kraków-born Sulkowski was a favorite companion of August III the Saxon, son of Polish King Augustus II the Strong, and 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.
- According to some sources, Alexander Joseph was an illegitimate son born to Elzbieta Szalewska from King Augustus II.
- Elzbieta's husband, Stanislaw Sulkowski, gave Alexander Joseph his last name. On 31 October 1728, Sulkowski married Baroness Marie Franciszka Frn von Stain zu Jettingen (2 February 1712 – 16 November 1741).
- They had eight children.
- In 1743, he married Css Anna Przebendowska (25 July 1721 – 1795), with whom he had four more children.
- Sulkowski died 21 May 1762, aged 67, in Leszno.
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