Maria Karolina Sobieska (25 November 1697 – 8 May 1740) was a Polish noblewoman , daughter of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski . Known as Marie Charlotte or only Charlotte , she was the Princess of Turenne and later Duchess of Bouillon by marriage. Charlotte was the last surviving member of the House of Sobieski .
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62-550: A constant for Jakub in his youth, and there is a wealth of correspondence exchanged between his parents on the subject. He likely had a spinal deformation , which was likely not very severe because Jakub was known as a good dancer and a proficient equestrian. His mother Maria Kazimiera repeatedly expressed her worry over her son's precarious health in her letters which survived to the present day. Father Kostrzycki became Jakub's guardian and educator in 1671. With his father's election as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1674,
93-570: A daughter named Marie Louise (mistress of her first cousin Charles Edward Stuart , the Jacobite pretender ) and a son named Godefroy who was the penultimate Duke of Bouillon. The marriage was not happy. The couple divorced and Charlotte moved to Silesia. Moving again, this time to Żółkiew , she spent her last years trying to protect her father's estates of which she was the heiress to from 1737. At her father's death, she inherited
124-674: A favorable sentence during the Silent Sejm in 1717, which enabled him to return to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and recover his family property which had been confiscated by King Augustus. He returned to Poland and reconciled with the king, and subsequently settled in the Sobieski's ancestral castle in Żółkiew. After falling out of favor with Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI for allowing his daughter Maria Clementina Sobieska to marry James Francis Edward Stuart he lost
155-556: A future Great Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . She had wanted to marry him but her father would not allow the couple to elope. A depressed Charlotte wanted to leave the court and join a convent but Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (another first cousin), took it upon himself to find her a suitable husband. The candidate was found in form of Frédéric Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne , son of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne and Marie Armande Victoire de La Trémouille . He
186-601: Is buried there. His oldest surviving daughter Maria Karolina, inherited his vast land holdings which included 11 cities and 140 villages. The connection to the Polish-Lithuanian state which Sobieski's rule brought to Oława set this part of Lower Silesia on a different trajectory, and thanks to it the Polish language was preserved here long after Jakub' death in 1737. After the end of the Silesian Wars in 1763,
217-565: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Maria Karolina Sobieska Born to James Louis Sobieski and his wife Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg , she was the couple's third daughter. Her younger sister Clementina , married the Jacobite pretender James Francis Edward Stuart . Her paternal cousins included (children of her aunt Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska ) Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Clemens August of Bavaria , Archbishop of Cologne. Her maternal cousins included
248-524: Is difficult to understand how it could have happened that on the west side of the Odra River , in the Oława district and in the vicinity of parts of Wrocław and Strzelin , that a completely dense territory of Polish-speaking residents could survive, in an area which contains many important roads that extends on all sides from the great transport center which is Wrocław ... After World War II German Silesia
279-600: The Battle of Khotyn . The general disdain that the nobility projected towards Jakub and his father Jan would be a constant impediment in the careers of both men in the decades to come. The young prince was also drawn into his parents' dynastic plans, which only further inflamed the aristocracy's antipathy towards the Sobieski family . Despite efforts by his parents at the Vienna court, they were unable to secure for Jakub rule over
310-583: The Elector Palatine Philip William . In celebration of their wedding the opera Per goder in amor ci vuol costanza was created by librettist Giovanni Battista Lampugnani and composer Viviano Augustini. The couple had five daughters, two of whom would have progeny. As part of his wife's dowry, he received the Principality of Oława . With the death of Jakub Louis' father in 1696, no fewer than eighteen candidates stood for
341-513: The Moldavian throne , utilizing the Armenian monastery of Suceava as a base of operations. These efforts were unsuccessful, and Kantemir ordered the execution of the leader of the pro-Polish party. He was initially engaged to Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł but the marriage never materialized. On 25 March 1691 Jakub Ludwik married Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia of Neuburg (1673–1722), the daughter of
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#1732772068349372-816: The Duchies of Legnica , Brzeg , Wołów , and Oława in Silesia after the Piast dynasty died out in 1675. This led Jakub' father Jan III Sobieski to put a plan together to seize power in Ducal Prussia and elevate his son. The secret treaty of Jaworów signed in 1675 between the Polish king-Lithuanian grand duke and France committed Poland to aid France against Brandenburg-Prussia in exchange for French monetary subsidies and support for Polish claims over Ducal Prussia . The French promised to mediate between Poland and
403-593: The Duchy of Oława where she was born. Before her death, she designated her old lover, Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł, as her heir. A part of her library was transmitted into the famous Załuski Library which was succeeded by today's National Library of Poland . She was buried at the Church of Saint Kazimierz in Warsaw , Poland . Charlotte's heart was embalmed and placed in the parish church of Żółkiew. Her tombstone
434-730: The Ottoman Empire so that Polish forces could be diverted from the southern border. The treaty failed however, as French diplomats were unable to improve the relations between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottomans. The Truce of Żurawno signed the following year was unfavorable to Poland-Lithuania. France eventually concluded the Treaty of Nijmegen with Prussia in 1679. This cooled France's relations with Poland, as Sobieski abandoned his pro-French stance. The Polish-French alliance had completely fallen apart by 1683 when some of
465-531: The city along with most of Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia , which immediately set out to Germanize their subjects. Yet the population remained Polish speaking in the vicinity of Oława. Julius Roger in his ethnographic book on Silesian folk songs recorded a Polish tune from Oława in 1863. In his book "Schlesien: eine Landeskunde für das deutsche Volk" published in 1896, outstanding German geographer Joseph Partsch expresses his surprise that: ... it
496-637: The country. After the coronation of King Augustus II, Sobieski began negotiations to reconcile with the new Polish king nad Lithuanian grand duke. During the talks Jakub was accused of trying to organize a rebellion against the new monarch, and as a result, lost substantial land holdings. Offended, Sobieski refused to pay homage to Augustus and left the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for Oława in Silesia. In 1704 Jakub Ludwik Sobieski and his brother Alexander were seized by Augustus II's troops in
527-451: The education of Prince Jakub Sobieski became a state matter. As the son of the new monarch, he had every right to receive a proper education. Nonetheless, a fair number of deputies protested and were unwilling to grant royal rights to the Sobieski family. It is worth noting that relatively strong opposition to the king and his family arose within the szlachta 's ranks during the peak of the king's popularity, immediately following his victory in
558-447: The famous Elisabeth Farnese , the future John V of Portugal as well as his consort Maria Anna of Austria . Her childhood was spent in Silesia . She was asked for her hand by many an aristocrat including Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga , Duke of Guastalla . She, however, rejected him due to the duke's mental illness. Having travelled to Neuburg, her mother's birthplace, she embarked on an affair with Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł ,
589-700: The most elite brotherhood in the Christian faith . Between 1685 and 1693 the Principality of Moldavia was ruled by Hospodar Constantin Cantemir . The first of the Cantemir dynasty on the Moldavian throne, Constantin was an illiterate from petty nobility who once served as an officer in the Polish Army whereas his predecessors had mostly been members of the powerful boyar families. Constantin's reign
620-640: The prince, who he hoped would become the second most important person in the Commonwealth after himself. These efforts culminated in the fifteen-year-old prince fighting alongside his father against the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. In line with his parents' ambitions for him, Prince Jakub was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece a Catholic order of chivalry which has been referred to as
651-457: The principality of Oława in 1719, but was able to regain his Silesian holdings in 1722. Sobieski would return to Oława periodically between 1722 and 1734. He spent the last years of his life managing his properties, travelling between his residences in Ukraine and Silesia, while devoting himself to philanthropy. Jakub Ludwik Sobieski died of a stroke on 19 December 1737 in Żółkiew , Poland and
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#1732772068349682-486: The pro-French faction members within Poland were accused of plotting to overthrow Sobieski, and French ambassador Nicolas-Louis de l'Hospital, Bishop of Beauvais and Marquis of Vitry were forced to leave the country. The failure of this plan prompted the king to promote Prince Jakub through participation in the war against the Ottoman Empire. In this way, King Jan was aiming to gain social acceptance for an increased role for
713-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria_Carolina&oldid=1224999946 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
744-654: The style of Highness . As such, prior to becoming Duchess of Bouillon, Charlotte was styled as Her Highness the Princess of Turenne. Frédéric Casimir died in Strassburg on 1 October 1723 leaving Charlotte a widow having been married for fourteen days. Seven months later, she married her dead husband's younger brother Charles Godefroy who was now prince de Turenne and heir to Bouillon . The new couple married on 2 April 1724 in Paris . The marriage produced two children;
775-499: The vacant Polish-Lithuanian throne. Family rivalries prevented the election of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski even though Austria supported his candidacy. Jakub Ludwik Sobieski's own mother, Marie Casimire, favored her son-in-law, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria . The powerful King Louis XIV of France supported François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664–1709). In the end, Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony , who renounced Lutheranism and converted to Catholicism in order to qualify,
806-528: The vicinity of Wrocław and imprisoned over fears by Augustus that Sobieski may try to gain the Polish-Lithuanian throne. The brothers remained in prison in Pleissenburg and Königstein for two years before finally being released after the Treaty of Altranstädt where he signed a formal agreement to never again make any attempt to become King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Jakub Sobieski received
837-505: Was a Polish-French nobleman, politician, diplomat, scholar, traveller and the son of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John III Sobieski by his wife Marie de La Grange d'Arquien . Jakub Ludwik Henry Sobieski was born on 2 November 1667 in Paris , France . He was given the first name Jakub in honor of his grandfather Jakub Sobieski , while his middle names "Louis" Henry were a gesture to his godparents, Louis XIV of France and Henrietta Maria of France . Health problems were
868-448: Was characterized by clashes between two powerful factions of boyars, a pro-Polish-Lithuanian and a pro-Ottoman camp. While Kantemir himself officially sided with the pro-Ottomans, he nonetheless informally cooperated to some extent with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . Sensing weakness, Polish King and Lithuanian Grand Duke John III Sobieski had the Commonwealth's troops enter Moldavia twice in 1686 and 1691 to try to put his son Jakub on
899-417: Was crowned as Augustus II, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania on 1 September 1697. It was the first time that a deceased monarch's son had not been elected to succeed him, the previous king's heir had been debarred from the throne by military force, and a German became king (which went against a tradition of avoiding German hegemony). Augustus II's first act as king was to expel the prince of Conti from
930-644: Was designed in 1747 by her former lover. It displays a crack indicating the extinction of the Sobieski family of which she was the last surviving member. Her husband outlived her, dying in 1771. Her son lived until 1792 and her daughter was executed in The Terror of the French Revolution . Children with her second husband; James Louis Sobieski James Louis Henry Sobieski ( Polish : Jakub Ludwik Henryk Sobieski ; French : Jacques Louis Henri de Sobieski ; 2 November 1667 – 19 December 1737)
961-614: Was the heir to the sovereign Duchy of Bouillon which the La Tour d'Auvergne's had ruled for over a century. As heir, he was styled the prince de Turenne . Charlotte married Frédéric Casimir by proxy on 25 August 1723 at Neuss (modern day Germany ). The couple met for the first time at Strassburg on 20 September and were married formally. At the French court, the House of La Tour d'Auvergne ranked as Foreign Princes . This entitled them to