Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski

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Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Prince of Poland
Painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Born	9 September 1677 Gdańsk, Poland
Died	16 November 1714(1714-11-16) (aged 37) Rome, Italy
Family	House of Sobieski
Father	John III Sobieski
Mother	Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien

Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr bɛˈnɛdɨkt staˈɲiswaf sɔˈbjɛskʲi]; 9 September 1677^[1] – 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.^[2]

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.^[2]