Bogusław Leszczyński

Who was Bogusław Leszczyński?

Bogusław Leszczyński, count of Leszno from the Leszczyński Family of Holy Roman Empire counts, was a Polish noble and politician from Wielkopolska region. Traveled abroad from 1632-1636 with his tutor John Jonston, studied under Comenius.

Bogusław held the following official positions:

General Starost of Greater Poland in 1642

Grand Treasurer of the Crown 1650–1658

Deputy Chancellor of the Crown in 1658–1660

Starost of Bydgoszcz, Sambor, Międzyrzecz, Ostrów, Człuchów and Osiek.

He was the son of Rafał Leszczyński, count of Leszno, and Anna Radzimińska. After the death of his father in 1636 he inherited Leszno, Radzymin and part of Warsawian Praga. Bogusław married twice, first to countess Anna Doenhoff, from a prominent Pomeranian family, in 1629 and later to the daughter of Court and Grand Marshal Prince Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł, princess Joanna Katarzyna Radziwiłł, in 1658.

Bogusław Leszczyński was a Czech brethren. Converted to Catholicism in 1642 but always supported Protestants. He was a frequent deputy and known orator of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament. He was a political rival of Krzysztof Opaliński. Also, he was often in opposition to plans of king Władysław IV Waza.