Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski

Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Painting by Ján Kupecký
Coat of arms Clan Janina
Szlachta Sobieski
Father John III Sobieski
Mother Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien
Born 6 December, 1677
Gdańsk, Poland
Died 16 November, 1714
Rome, Italy

Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski (6 December 1677 – 16 November 1714) was the son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland, and his wife, Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien.

He was a candidate for election to the Polish throne in 1697, following his father's death, but was unsuccessful. In 1702, he declined Charles XII of Sweden's offer to set him up as a rival king to Augustus II of Poland. He died in Rome in 1714, having recently become a Capuchin friar.

In Rome he helped a Czech-Slovak portrait painter Ján Kupecký to become famous.

Ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marek Sobieski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jakub Sobieski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jadwiga Snopkowska
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John III Sobieski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jan Daniłowicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zofia Teofila Daniłowicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zofia Żółkiewska
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Antoine de La Grange d'Arquien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anne d'Ancienville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marie Casimire Louise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baptiste de La Châtre of Bruillebault
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Françoise de La Châtre
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gabrielle Lamy[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

External links

Aleksander Benedykt Stanislaw Sobieski at the Wilanow Palace Museum