- Jan Wielopolski
Count Jan Wielopolski (c. 1630-1688) was a Polish aristocrat (
szlachcic ) and politician.Son of
castellan andvoivode Jan Wielopolski and Zofia Kochanowska. He was married to Aniela Febronia Koniecpolska and Konstancja Krystyna Komorowska since 1665. His third wife Marie Anne de la Grande d'Arquien he married in July 1678 inLwów . He wasStolnik of the Crown since 1664, Generalstarost ofKraków since 1667,Deputy Chancellor the Crown since 1677 andGrand Chancellor of the Crown since 1678.Starost of
Biecz ,Bochnia ,Nowy Targ andDolina .Educated in
Kraków andStrasbourg . Since 1661 frequent deputy to the Sejm from Little Poland province.He supported King Jan II Kazimierz who wanted to institute an "election
vivente rege ", where the king's successor was elected before the old king died. This would allow for the king to have input in the election, giving him more power.Wielopolski was Marshal of the extraordinary
Sejm inWarsaw on February 20 - May 1, 1662.At the end of his life he was in opposition to King Jan III Sobieski.
He was deft in extending the wealth and power of the family. His marriage with Konstancja Krystyna Komorowska caused (in the next generation) in overtaking of large properties by the Wielkopolski family in 1729.
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