August Aleksander Czartoryski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Aleksander Czartoryski

Polish noble

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1697

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1782

Profession: military personnel, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Prince August Aleksander Czartoryski, 9 November 1697 – 4 April 1782) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), magnate, and founder of the family fortune. August became major-general of the Polish Army in 1729, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in 1731, general starost of Podolia in 1750–1758, and a Knight of Malta.
He was starost of Warsaw, Koscierzyna, Lubochnia, Kalusz, Latowicz, Lucyn, Wawolnica, Kupiski and Pienian. He supported Stanislaw Leszczynski during the War of the Polish Succession in 1733.
In the reign of August III, with his brother Michal he was a leader of the "Familia." During the interregnum of 1763–64 he strove for the Polish crown for himself, later for his son Adam Kazimierz.
In 1764–66 he was marshal of the General Confederation (konfederacja generalna); from 1764, Regimentarz of the Crown.
He was a supporter of political reforms in the Republic, and an opponent of the Radom Confederation.