Polish Statesman. He served as the 1st Prime Minister of the Duchy of Warsaw briefly from October 5,1807 until December 14, 1807. The son of a nobleman, he studied law and was elected provincial deputy to the Sejm (parliament) in 1764. In 1771 he was appointed clerk of the United Polish Crown and in 1788 he became Marshal (President) of the four-year Sejm. In this capacity he was one of the main authors of the Constitution of May 3, 1791. In 1792 he attempted negotiation with a Saxon delegation on the introduction of the hereditary transmission of the Polish Crown to the King of Saxony but could not prevent the pro-Russian Targowica Confederation, and he fled abroad. In 1807 he was placed at the head of the executive committee appointed at Warsaw after its evacuation by the Prussians, and when the Grand Duchy of Warsaw was created, he became president of the senate under King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. He died at the age of 73.
Polish Statesman. He served as the 1st Prime Minister of the Duchy of Warsaw briefly from October 5,1807 until December 14, 1807. The son of a nobleman, he studied law and was elected provincial deputy to the Sejm (parliament) in 1764. In 1771 he was appointed clerk of the United Polish Crown and in 1788 he became Marshal (President) of the four-year Sejm. In this capacity he was one of the main authors of the Constitution of May 3, 1791. In 1792 he attempted negotiation with a Saxon delegation on the introduction of the hereditary transmission of the Polish Crown to the King of Saxony but could not prevent the pro-Russian Targowica Confederation, and he fled abroad. In 1807 he was placed at the head of the executive committee appointed at Warsaw after its evacuation by the Prussians, and when the Grand Duchy of Warsaw was created, he became president of the senate under King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. He died at the age of 73.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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