Władysław Konstanty Vasa

Władysław Konstanty Vasa

Władysław Konstanty, Count of Wasenau (1635 - 19 Mar 1698) was the illegitimate son of Władysław IV Waza and his mistress, Jadwiga Łuszkowska. He was the Captain of the Guard for Queen Christina of Sweden, his second cousin, while in Rome. Also in Rome, he was appointed a Papal Chamberlain for Pope Alexander VIII. Upon the death of Christina, he never received the benefits she had intended to leave for him, and he and was reduced to poverty.


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