Adam Zygmunt Sapieha

Adam Zygmunt Sapieha
Coat of arms Lis
consort Teresa Sobańska
Noble family Sapieha
Father Prince Władysław Sapieha
Mother Countess Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka
Born 2 May 1892(1892-05-02)
Helwan, Egypt
Died 20 October 1970(1970-10-20) (aged 78)
Brussels, Belgium

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.

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Prince Aleksander Antoni Sapieha (1773-1812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Prince Leon Sapieha (1802-1878)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Countess Anna Jadwiga Zamoyska (1772-1859)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Prince Adam Stanisław Sapieha (1828-1903)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski (1775-1856)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Countess Jadwiga Klementyna Zamoyska (1806-1890)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Princess Zofia Czartoryska (1780-1837)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Władysław Leon Sapieha (1853-1920)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Prince Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko (1768–1844)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Prince Władysław Hieronim Sanguszko (1803-1870)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Princess Klementyna Czartoryska (1780–1852)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Jadwiga Klementyna Sanguszko (1830-1918)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Prince Henryk Ludwik Lubomirski (1777-1850)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Izabela Maria Lubomirska (1808-1868)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Teresa Czartoryska (1785-1868)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha (1892-1970)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Count Michał Bonawentura Potulicki (1756-1805)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Count Kazimierz Ludwik Potulicki (1793-1871)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Countess Elżbieta Wodzicka (1770-1806)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Count Kazimierz Wojciech Potulicki (1820-1880)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Prokop Mielżyński (1763-1800)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Gabriela Mielżyńska (1798-1822)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Katarzyna Mielżyńska (1775-1812)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Countess Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka (1859-1847)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski (1775-1856)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Count Konstanty Zamoyski (1799-1866)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Zofia Czartoryska (1780-1837)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Countess Maria Zamoyska (1829-1861)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Prince Franciszek Sapieha (1772-1829)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Aniela Sapieha (1801-1855)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Pelagia Róża Potocka (1775-1846)