Princess Elżbieta Izabela Czartoryska (21 May 1736 – 11 November 1816), better known under her married name of Izabela Lubomirska , was a politically influential Polish aristocrat , philanthropist and cultural patron.
7-423: (Redirected from Elżbieta Czartoryska ) There have been two Polish noblewomen named Elzbieta Czartoryska : Elżbieta Czartoryska (1736–1816) Elżbieta Czartoryska (1905–1989) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-726: The palace in Wilanów (prior royal residence of John III Sobieski ) near Warsaw , the palace in Ursynów (then called Rozkosz , translating as Plaisance ), which she built for her daughter Aleksandra, and the Mon Coteau palace in Mokotów (today's Szustra Palace). She laid the cornerstone for the building of the National Theatre in Warsaw and initiated the reconstruction of her husband's family estate,
21-551: The Łańcut Castle , in the Rococo style. Undoubtedly, she was one of the most outstanding women in Poland in the 18th century. She took a very active part in the politics of her camp, strove both for the acquisition of foreign courts and the masses of the Polish nobility . At first, she was very fond of her youth's presumed lover, Stanislaus Augustus, then she fought him passionately. Embittered by
28-621: The Crown , with whom she had four children: Julia , Konstancja , Elżbieta , and Aleksandra . She was a member of the Women's Adoption Lodge - Dobroczynność ( Charity ) - of the Polish Freemasons from 1783. Because of her liking for blue, which she often wore, she was called the "Blue Marquise". She was one of the biggest and the wealthiest landowners in the Commonwealth . Her properties included
35-505: The failure of her actions at court, she moved to Paris, and after the outbreak of the revolution, she escaped to Vienna. Apart from her political activity, she distinguished herself as a progressive protector of peasants - she founded schools and hospitals in her estates. She died on November 25, 1816, in Vienna. She was buried in the Währing cemetery. On September 23, 1885, due to the liquidation of
42-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elzbieta_Czartoryska&oldid=932813141 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages El%C5%BCbieta Czartoryska (1736%E2%80%931816) She
49-513: Was the daughter of August Aleksander Czartoryski , one of the leaders of the Familia , and Maria Zofia Czartoryska . In her youth, she fell in love with her cousin, Stanisław August Poniatowski , later elected King of Poland as Stanislaus Augustus, but was unable to marry him due to the objections of her father, who thought him not sufficiently rich or influential. Eventually, she married Stanisław Lubomirski on 9 June 1753, later Grand Marshal of
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