Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Polish noble
Died when: 36 years 345 days (443 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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Aleksander Benedykt Stanislaw Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [al?'ksand?r b?'n?d?kt sta'?iswaf s?'bj?sk?i]; 9 September 1677 – 16 November 1714) was a Polish prince, nobleman, diplomat, writer, scholar and the son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland, and his wife, Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien.
He was a candidate for election to the Polish throne in 1697, following his father's death, but was unsuccessful.In 1702, he declined Charles XII of Sweden's offer to set him up as a rival king to Augustus II of Poland.
He died in Rome in 1714, having recently become a Capuchin friar.
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