Adam Kotowski
Adam Kotowski (* 1626 in Komorno , Silesia , † 1693 in Warsaw , Poland ) was a follower of the Polish King Jan Sobieski .
Life
Originally, Kotowski came from a peasant family in Silesia . As a young man he came to the royal court, where he was able to amass a significant fortune and was accepted into the nobility . In Warsaw he also owned a palace named after him , which, however, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War .
During the siege of Vienna in 1683, Kotowski took part in repelling the Ottoman troops on behalf of the Polish crown . Until his death he was a close confidante of the Polish king and truchess of Wyszogród . His body and that of his wife Małgorzata were buried in a chapel named after them in Warsaw's Old Town, which can still be visited today.
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| SURNAME | Kotowski, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cupbearer of the Polish King John III. Sobieski |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1626 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1693 |
| Place of death | Warsaw , Poland |