Jan Dobrogost Krasiński | |
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| Coat of arms | Ślepowron |
| Born | 10 June 1639 |
| Died | 21 February 1717 |
| Family | Krasiński |
| Consort | Teresa Chodkiewicz Teresa Jadwiga Jabłonowska |
| Issue | with Teresa Chodkiewicz Stanisław Bonifacy Krasiński |
| Father | Jan Kazimierz Krasiński |
| Mother | Urszula Grzybowska |
Jan Dobrogost Bonawentura Krasiński (English:John Krasinski, 10 June 1639 – 21 February 1717) was a Polishnobleman (szlachcic).
He was the son ofJan Kazimierz Krasiński and Ursula Grzybowska. In his youth he studied in the Netherlands and France. Jan became a Royal Colonel (pułkownik królewski) in 1665, and becameRecorder of the Crown andvoivode ofPłock Voivodeship in 1688. He was alsostarost ofŁomża,Warsaw,Nowe Miasto Korczyn,Przasnysz,Sztum, andOpinogóra Górna.[1]
In 1673, he took part in the victoriousBattle of Khotyn.[2] Linked with the court ofJohn III Sobieski, he was an ally, adviser and a friend of the king. He participated in theBattle of Vienna in 1683 commanding awinged hussars squadron.[2]
He became an elector at the court of KingAugustus II the Strong in 1697.
Krasiński was a great patron of the arts and founder of many art galleries in thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Between 1682 and 1695 he ordered to build a magnificent palace inWarsaw, known today as thePalace of the Commonwealth.[3]
He was buried inWęgrów.
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