Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski | |
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| Prince of Poland | |
Painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud | |
| Born | 9 September 1677 Gdańsk, Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 16 November 1714 (aged 37) Rome, Papal States |
| Family | House of Sobieski |
| Father | John III Sobieski |
| Mother | Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien |
Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr bɛˈnɛdɨkt staˈɲiswaf sɔˈbjɛskʲi]; 9 September 1677 – 16 November 1714) was a Polish prince, nobleman, diplomat, writer, scholar and 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.