Leon Aleksander Sapieha

Prince Leon Aleksander Sapieha (1883-1944) was a Polish military aviator, landowner, traveler, and a member of the Sejm.

Leon Aleksander Sapieha
Coat of armsLis
Born(1883-12-12)12 December 1883
Krasiczyn, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (present-day Poland)
Died27 September 1944(1944-09-27) (aged 60)
Rzeszów, Nazi Germany (present-day Poland)
Noble familySapieha
consortKatarzyna Iza Potocka
FatherPrince Władysław Sapieha
MotherCountess Elżbieta Potulicka

His brother was Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha and his uncle the Polish cardinal Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha.

Bibliography

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  • Alina Szklarska-Lohmannowa: Sapieha Leon. W: Polski Słownik Biograficzny. T. 35. Warszawa – Kraków: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla, 1994, s. 81–83. ISBN 8386301023.