Władysław Aleksander Łubieński
Władysław Aleksander Łubieński Herb Pomian (born November 1, 1703 in Galicia ; † June 21, 1767 in Gniezno ) was Archbishop of Lemberg , Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland-Lithuania and Interrex of Poland-Lithuania in 1763 .
Life
He attended the Jesuit school in Kalisch and then made several major trips through Europe. He then entered the clergy and was successively dean in Gniezno, Scholasticus in Cracow , cathedral curator in Sandomierz , infuled provost in Łask , deputy of the royal tribunal and clerk of the crown . He was particularly interested in geography , so in 1740 he published the first general geography in Polish Świat we wszystkich swoich częściach… .
After the death of Mikołaj Dembowski he was elected Archbishop of Lemberg on December 1, 1757 , confirmation by Pope Clement XIII. took place on March 13 of the following year. He was ordained bishop on May 7, 1758 in Warsaw by the Archbishop of Gniezno Adam Ignacy Komorowski ; Co- consecrators were Antoni Sebastian Dembowski , Bishop of Włocławek ( Kuyavia ), and Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk , Bishop of Kiev and Zhytomyr . Already on April 9, 1759 Władysław Łubieński was appointed Archbishop of Gniezno, which he remained until his death. In Kalinowa he was appointed Primate of Poland-Lithuania. He enjoyed the special favor of the Polish King Stanislaus II August Poniatowski .
According to his nephew Feliks Łubieński , he died of poison that was given him in a cup; the nephew used to show this cup to his guests.
He was the brother of Florian Łubieński and the uncle of the Polish politician Feliks Łubieński.
Works
- Świat we wszystkich swoich częściach większych y mnieyszych to iest w Europie, Azyi, Affryce i Ameryce w monarchiach, królestwach, xięstwach, prowincyach, wyspach i miastach historic geograficzów, opwisanściślów, opwisanśanślózony, prowiszyciślów, opwiszycarzony, prowiszyczony rograficznie, zwy ciekawosci y granic każdego kraiu (The world in all its parts, larger and smaller, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America; its monarchies, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, islands and cities described geographically, chronologically and historically, together with a representation of religions, governments, revolutions, legal systems, customs, treasures, and the boundaries of each area). Breslau 1740. The maps enclosed with the extensive work were engraved in Nuremberg.
- Historya Polska z opisaniem Rządu i Urzędów Polskich (History of Poland with a description of the Polish government and administration). Vilnius 1763.
- Domowe wiadomości o koronie polskiéy abo o Małéy i Wielk. Polszcze (Domestic news from the Polish crown, or from Greater and Lesser Poland.) Vilnius 1763.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Łubieński, Wladislaw . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, pp. 103-105 ( digitized version ).
- Encyclopedia Katolicka Tom XI. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Lublin 2006.
- Zbigniewa Wójcika (Ed.): Historia Dyplomacji Polskiej. Tom II: 1572-1795. PWN Warszawa 1982, pp. 495-497.
Web links
- Entry on Władysław Aleksander Łubieński on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 4, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Ignacy Komorowski |
Archbishop of Gniezno 1759–1767 |
Gabriel Podolski |
| Mikołaj Dembowski |
Archbishop of Lemberg 1758–1759 |
Wacław Hieronim Sierakowski |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Łubieński, Władysław Aleksander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1767 |
| Place of death | Gniezno |