Kazimierz Ludwik Bieliński

Kazimierz Ludwik Bieliński

Kazimierz Ludwik Bieliński (1663) was a Polish noble, politician and diplomat. He held several prominent offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Early life

Bieliński was a son of Jan Franciszek Bieliński.

Career

He was the starost of several counties. He obtained the central office of Crown Court Chamberlain from 1688 to 1702. Court Crown Marshal in 1702 and soon afterward he became the Grand Crown Marshal (1702-1713). He was a deputy to numerous Sejms (1683, 1688, 1690, marshal of the Sejm in 1697). He had a large court at the Palace in Otwock Wielki. He was a member of the Sandomierz Confederation.

Bieliński was the recipient of the Order of the White Eagle.

Personal life

In 1682, he married Ludwika Maria Morsztyn, a daughter of Jan Andrzej Morsztyn. Together, they were the parents of:

Descendants

Through his daughter Katarzyna, he was a grandfather of Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt, a courtier and military officer in French service, resided in the Hôtel de Besenval. The baron's former Parisian residence has housed the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation since 1938.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Antoine Pesne - Gräfin Maria Magdalena von Dönhoff". neumeister.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. ^ Jean-Jacques Fiechter / Benno Schubiger: L'Ambassade de Suisse à Paris, Ambassade de Suisse, 2ème édition, août 1994, p. 11
  3. ^ Gabrielle Claerr Stamm: De Soleure à Paris : La saga de la famille de Besenval, seigneurs de Brunstatt, Riedisheim et Didenheim, Société d'Histoire du Sundgau, 2015, p. 98

Further reading

  • Kazimierz Piwarski: Bieliński Kazimierz Ludwik. In: Polski Słownik Biograficzny. T. 2: Beyzym Jan – Brownsford Marja. Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności – Skład Główny w Księgarniach Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1936, s. 53–55. Reprint: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Kraków 1989, ISBN 8304032910