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Leon Bazyli Sapieha

1652 – 1686

Polish-Lithuanian politician

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Lived 1652 – 1686 (aged 34). Leon Bazyli Sapieha was a Polish military officer.

Leon Bazyli Sapieha (; 20 March 1652 – 9 November 1686) was a Polish-Lithuanian politician. He was the treasurer of the Lithuanian court and Lithuanian army general and member of the noble Sapieha family. He was the son of Paweł Jan Sapieha and brother to Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger, amongst many other siblings.

In the years 1663–1668 he studied at the University of Wilno, then for several years traveled around Europe, including a visit to Paris. He returned to the country about 1673. He was an envoy to the Diet of Grodno in 1678. He was an envoy to the sejm in 1681, where he was appointed treasurer of the court. He was also a Sejm delegate in 1683.

Sapieha took part in the Polish relief expedition to Vienna in 1683, under King Jan Sobieski. In 1684 he was appointed general of the Lithuanian army and in 1683 he participated in the campaign against Ottoman Turkey.

Sapieha died in Warsaw on 9 November 1686 as a result of an accidental firing of a gun. After his death, a notable sepulchral monument of Sapieha was made around 1687, an original composition in the style of the great works by Bernini.

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Vilnius University
Positions held
Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Artillery General of Lithuania

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Who was Leon Bazyli Sapieha?

Polish-Lithuanian politician (1652-1686)

When was Leon Bazyli Sapieha born?

Leon Bazyli Sapieha was born on 20 March 1652.

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Leon Bazyli Sapieha died on 9 November 1686 in Warsaw.

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Leon Bazyli Sapieha was a military officer.

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Leon Bazyli Sapieha was Polish.

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· Wikipedia: Leon Bazyli Sapieha

· Wikidata: Q3646471

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