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Stanisław Ernest Denhoff

1679 – 1728

Polish noble

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About Stanisław Ernest Denhoff

Lived 1679 – 1728 (aged 48). Stanisław Ernest Denhoff was a Polish diplomat.

Stanisław Michał Ernest Denhoff (; ; 1673 – 2 August 1728) was a Polish–Lithuanian aristocrat, Grand Master of the Hunt of Lithuania (from 1697), Grand Chorąży of the Crown (1704–1721), voivode of Połock (1721–1728), politician and a military commander (Field Hetman of Lithuania, 1709–1728).

He was starost of numerous territories (nowokorczyński, kałuski, kościerski, lubocheński, mozyrski, latowicki, lucyński, zydekański).

Biography The Sieniawski family with Stanisław Ernest Denhoff on the left side. He was born a member of the Denhoff family, a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth noble family of the Baltic German origin (the German family name was Dönhoff). His place of birth was Kościerzyna (Berent), Poland, in the region of Royal Prussia.

He was Grand Master of the Hunt of Lithuania since 1697. He was one of the organizers and a marshal of the Sandomierz Confederation in 1704, which supported the election of Augustus II the Strong (Augustus II of Poland) to the Polish throne.

Konstancja Denhoff (died 1791), married Józef Rogaliński h. Łodzia and Prince Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko h. Lis in 1731

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Voivode of Polotsk, Field lithuanian hetman, Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Marshals of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Awards
Order of the White Eagle (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)

Family & relationships

Spouse
Joanna Denhoffówna
Spouse
Maria Zofia Sieniawska
Parent
Ostoja coat of arms

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Stanisław Ernest Denhoff?

Polish noble (1679-1728)

When was Stanisław Ernest Denhoff born?

Stanisław Ernest Denhoff was born on 7 September 1679 in Kościerzyna.

When did Stanisław Ernest Denhoff die?

Stanisław Ernest Denhoff died on 2 August 1728 in Gdańsk.

What was Stanisław Ernest Denhoff's occupation?

Stanisław Ernest Denhoff was a diplomat.

What nationality was Stanisław Ernest Denhoff?

Stanisław Ernest Denhoff was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stanisław Ernest Denhoff

· Wikidata: Q33517

· DBpedia: Stanisław Ernest Denhoff

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