Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko

Prince Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko (1768–1844) was a Polish nobleman, general, military commander, diplomat and politician.

Early life Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko was born in 1768 to Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko and Cecylia Usrzula Potocka.

French Royal army In the years 1780–1786, Sanguszko graduated from the military school of Strasbourg and served in the Régiment Royal-Allemand (together with Stanisław Mokronowski) of the French Royal army.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Four-Year Sejm On 3 February 1789, Sanguszko began service in the Crown Army as a captain in the . On 5 October 1789, he was promoted to major, and on 28 April 1792, to vice-brigadier. He was a representative of the Lublin Voivodeship in the Great Sejm of 1788–1792. Sanguszko partook in the War of the Second Partition where he fought at the Battle of Zieleńce as a cavalry brigadier, receiving the Virtuti Militari in its wake on 23 June. On 29 July 1792, the 24-year-old Sanguszko was promoted to brigadier, Between 1817–1820 he was the governor marshal of Volhynia.

Personal life

Family On 26 June 1798, in Slavuta, he married Klementyna Czartoryska with whom he had three children: Dorota (1799-1831), Roman (1800-81), and Władysław (1803–70). Earlier on he had been romantically involved with Julia Lubomirska.

Honours He was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Polish Virtuti Militari and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.