Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski

son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1677

Place of Birth: Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1714

Profession: poet, aristocrat

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Aleksander Benedykt Stanislaw Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [al?'ksand?r b?'n?d?kt sta'?iswaf s?'bj?sk?i]; 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.



Alternative names	Ján Kupecký; Johann Kupetzky; Johann Kupezky
Description	Czech portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1667	16 July 1740
Location of birth/death	Pezinok bei Preßburg	Nuremberg
Work location	Rome, Vienna, Nuremberg
Authority control	: Q700163 VIAF: 79202563 ISNI: 0000 0000 6631 7351 ULAN: 500031050 LCCN: nr2001044160 WGA: KUPECKY, Jan WorldCat