Elżbieta Sieniawska
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Elżbieta Helena Sieniawska, née Lubomirska (Końskowola, 1669 – 21 March 1729, Oleszyce), was a Polish noblewoman, Grand Hetmaness of the Crown (hetmanowa wielka koronna),[1] and a renowned patron of the arts.
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Elżbieta Sieniawska | |
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Grand Hetmaness of the Crown | |
Born | 1669 Końskowola, Poland |
Died | 21 March 1729 Oleszyce, Poland |
Noble family | Lubomirski family |
Spouse(s) | Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski |
Issue | Maria Zofia Czartoryska |
Father | Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski |
Mother | Zofia Opalińska |
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An influential woman politician in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the reign of Augustus II the Strong, she was deeply embroiled in the Great Northern War and in Rákóczi's War for [Hungarian] Independence.
She was considered the most powerful woman in the Commonwealth and was called "the uncrowned Queen of Poland".[2]