Adam Zygmunt Sapieha
| Adam Zygmunt Sapieha | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms | Lis |
| consort | Teresa Sobańska |
| Noble family | Sapieha |
| Father | Prince Władysław Sapieha |
| Mother | Countess Elżbieta Konstancja Potulicka |
| Born |
2 May 1892 Helwan, Egypt |
| Died | 20 October 1970 (aged 78) Brussels, Belgium |
Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha (2 May 1892 - 20 October 1970) was a military aviator and cavalry officer in the Polish Army.
He was the son of Polish magnate Prince Władysław Leon Sapieha, and nephew of the Polish cardinal Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha. During World War I he was one of the first aviators in the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops. Later he became a Polish cavalry officer. On 1 June 1919 he was made lieutenant and later served as an officer in the 2nd Light Cavalry Regiment of Rokitna.
On 10 December 1918 in Cracow he married Teresa Sobańska (20 October 1891 – 14 October 1981), the daughter of Count Michał Maria Sobański and Countess Ludwika Wodzicka.
Adam Zygmunt and Teresa had eight children:
Prince Adam's great-granddaughter is Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.
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