Jan Tarło (1684–1750)
Jan Tarło | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms | Topór |
| Born | 1684 |
| Died | 1750 (aged 65–66) Opole Lubelskie |
| Family | Tarło |
| Consort | Marianna Lubowiecka Elżbieta Modrzejewska Elżbieta Branicka Zofia Krasińska |
| Father | Stanisław Tarło |
| Mother | Teresa Dunin Borkowska |
Jan Tarło (1684–1750) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of the Tarło family, bearing the Topór coat of arms. He held several military and civil offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, including voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship.[1]
Career
Jan became Colonel of the Crown Army and Podstoli of Crown in 1715, and Lieutenant-General of the Crown Army in 1717.[1] He was appointed voivode of Lublin Voivodeship in 1719, and voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1736.[1] He was Marshal of the Crown Tribunal and member of the Sejm.[2] He was starost of Medyka, Sokal, Jasło and Grabowiec.[1] He received the Order of the White Eagle in 1736.[2]
Personal life
He was the first husband of the much younger Zofia Krasińska.[2] In his will, he left her the town of Opole. He died in 1750 in Opole Lubelskie.[2]